Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.50964
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2003:408
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2003:408. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable process in the file table of the calling process, which allows local users to gain read access to restricted file descriptors. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2003-0476 to this issue. A number of bugfixes are included, including important fixes for the ext3 file system and timer code. New features include limited support for non-cached NFS file sytems, Serial ATA (SATA) devices, and new alt-sysreq debugging options. In addition, the following drivers have been updated: - - e100 2.3.30-k1 - - e1000 5.2.20-k1 - - fusion 2.05.05+ - - ips 6.10.52 - - aic7xxx 6.2.36 - - aic79xxx 1.3.10 - - megaraid 2 2.00.9 - - cciss 2.4.49 All users are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches addressing these issues. Solution: Please note that this update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-408.html Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 2.1
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0476 Bugtraq: 20030626 Linux 2.4.x execve() file read race vulnerability (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=105664924024009&w=2 Debian Security Information: DSA-358 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-358 Debian Security Information: DSA-423 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:074 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A327 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-238.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-408.html SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:034 (Google Search)
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