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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50860 |
Category: | Mandrake Local Security Checks |
Title: | Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:050 (vixie-cron) |
Summary: | NOSUMMARY |
Description: | Description: The remote host is missing an update to vixie-cron announced via advisory MDKSA-2001:050. A recent security fix to cron introduced a new problem with giving up privileges before invoking the editor. A malicious local user could exploit this to gain root acces. Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, Corporate Server 1.0.1 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-2001:050 http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/vdb/bottom.html?vid=2687 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS Risk factor : High |
Copyright | Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com |
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