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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55839
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 3 FEDORA-2005-1072 (sysreport)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to sysreport
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-1072.

It is possible for a local attacker to cause a race
condition and trick sysreport into writing its output to a
directory the attacker can read.

The new sysreport fixes this security issue
* Tue Jul 12 2005 Than Ngo 1.3.13-2
- security fix #162978, CVE-2005-2104
- don't include sensitive data #159502

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/3/

This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2005-1072

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
2.1

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-2104
1014653
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014653
15379
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15379
16381
http://secunia.com/advisories/16381
17539
http://secunia.com/advisories/17539
18682
http://www.osvdb.org/18682
FEDORA-2005-1071
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00034.html
FEDORA-2005-1072
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2005-November/msg00035.html
RHSA-2005:598
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-598.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=162978
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9411
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9411
sysreport-race-condition(21770)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21770
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