Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50336
Category:	Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:	Fedora Core 1 FEDORA-2004-206 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory FEDORA-2004-206. The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of your Fedora Core Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc. Update Information: During an audit of the Linux kernel, SUSE discovered a flaw that allowed a user to make unauthorized changes to the group ID of files in certain circumstances. In the 2.4 kernel, as shipped with Fedora Core 1, the only way this could happen is through the kernel nfs server. A user on a system that mounted a remote file system from a vulnerable machine may be able to make unauthorized changes to the group ID of exported files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2004-0497 to this issue. Only Fedora Core 1 systems that are configured to share file systems via NFS are affected by this issue. Additionally, a number of issues were discovered with the Broadcom 5820 driver. Until such time that these get fixed, this driver has been disabled. All Fedora Core 1 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum. * Thu Jul 01 2004 Dave Jones - add patch to fix missing checks in fchown() (CVE-2004-0497) - Drop Broadcom 5820 driver due to code quality concerns. Solution: Apply the appropriate updates. http://www.fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA-2004-206.shtml Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.1
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0497 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:852 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000852 http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:066 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9867 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-354.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-360.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2004:020 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_20_kernel.html XForce ISS Database: linux-fchown-groupid-modify(16599) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16599
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