Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.131160
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2015-0480)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'grub2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0480 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'grub2' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2015-0480 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A flaw was found in the way the grub2 handled backspace characters entered in username and password prompts. An attacker with access to the system console could use this flaw to bypass grub2 password protection and gain administrative access to the system (CVE-2015-8370). Affected Software/OS: 'grub2' package(s) on Mageia 5. 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-2015-8370 BugTraq ID: 79358 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79358 Bugtraq: 20151215 Back to 28: Grub2 Authentication Bypass 0-Day [CVE-2015-8370] (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537115/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-3421 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3421 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/174049.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-December/173703.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Dec/69 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-03 http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2015-8370-Grub2-authentication-bypass.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134831/Grub2-Authentication-Bypass.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:2623 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2623.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034422 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2385 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00039.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2386 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00040.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2387 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00041.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:2399 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00044.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2375 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00037.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:2392 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00043.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0036 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00003.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2836-1
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