Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51102
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2004:360
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory RHSA-2004:360. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux, 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems that are configured to share file systems via NFS are affected by this issue. All Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 users are advised to upgrade their kernels to the packages associated with their machine architectures and configurations as listed in this erratum. 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-2004-360.html http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/ref-guide/s1-nfs-server-export.html 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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