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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2014.070.01
Category:Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2014-070-01)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'udisks' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-070-01 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'udisks' package(s) announced via the SSA:2014-070-01 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
New udisks and udisks2 packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1,
and -current to fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/udisks-1.0.5-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a stack-based buffer overflow when handling long path
names. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to create a
specially-crafted directory structure that could lead to arbitrary code
execution with the privileges of the udisks daemon (root).
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/udisks2-2.1.3-i486-1_slack14.1.txz: Upgraded.
This update fixes a stack-based buffer overflow when handling long path
names. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to create a
specially-crafted directory structure that could lead to arbitrary code
execution with the privileges of the udisks daemon (root).
For more information, see:
[link moved to references]
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

Affected Software/OS:
'udisks' package(s) on Slackware 14.0, Slackware 14.1, Slackware current.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0004
66081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66081
DSA-2872
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2872
RHSA-2014:0293
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0293.html
USN-2142-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2142-1
[devkit-devel] 20140310 udisks 2.1.3 / 1.0.5 security updates
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/devkit-devel/2014-March/001568.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0388
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00051.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0389
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00052.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:0390
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00053.html
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