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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50868
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2001:055 (xinetd)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to xinetd
announced via advisory MDKSA-2001:055.

A bug exists in xinetd as shipped with Mandrake Linux 8.0 dealing with
TCP connections with the WAIT state that prevents linuxconf-web from
working properly. As well, xinetd contains a security flaw in which
it defaults to a umask of 0. This means that applications using the
xinetd umask that do not set permissions themselves (like SWAT, a web
configuration tool for Samba), will create world writable files. This
update sets the default umask to 022.

Affected versions: 7.2, 8.0, Single Network Firewall 7.2

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-2001:055
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Risk factor : High

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