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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.122228
Category:Oracle Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2011-0324)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'logwatch' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2011-0324 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'logwatch' package(s) announced via the ELSA-2011-0324 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
[7.3.6-49]
- Added fix for CVE-2011-1018: Privilege escalation due improper
sanitization of special characters in log file names
Resolves: #680304

Affected Software/OS:
'logwatch' package(s) on Oracle Linux 5, Oracle Linux 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1018
1025165
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025165
43356
http://secunia.com/advisories/43356
43495
http://secunia.com/advisories/43495
43622
http://secunia.com/advisories/43622
43644
http://secunia.com/advisories/43644
43734
http://secunia.com/advisories/43734
46554
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46554
ADV-2011-0533
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0533
ADV-2011-0581
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0581
ADV-2011-0596
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0596
DSA-2182
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2182
FEDORA-2011-2318
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055585.html
FEDORA-2011-2328
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055579.html
FEDORA-2011-2396
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-March/055617.html
RHSA-2011:0324
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0324.html
SUSE-SR:2011:005
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-04/msg00000.html
USN-1078-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1078-1
[Logwatch-devel] 20110216 Remote command execution issue with root privileges
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=4D604843.7040303%40mblmail.net&forum_name=logwatch-devel
[oss-security] 20110224 CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/13
[oss-security] 20110224 Re: CVE Request -- logwatch: Privilege escalation due improper sanitization of special characters in log file names
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/15
http://logwatch.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/logwatch/scripts/logwatch.pl?r1=3&r2=26&pathrev=26
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3184223&group_id=312875&atid=1316824
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680237
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