Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50806
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2002:031 (fileutils)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to fileutils announced via advisory MDKSA-2002:031. Wojciech Purczynski reported a race condition in some utilities in the GNU fileutils package that may cause root to delete the entire filesystem. This only affects version 4.1 stable and 4.1.6 development versions, and the authors have fixed this in the latest development version. Affected versions: 8.1, 8.2 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2002:031 http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/0002.txt http://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-fileutils/2002-March/002440.html Risk factor : High
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