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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56032
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Security Advisory RHSA-2005:864
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory RHSA-2005:864.

The udev package contains an implementation of devfs in userspace using
sysfs and /sbin/hotplug.

Richard Cunningham discovered a flaw in the way udev sets permissions on
various files in /dev/input. It may be possible for an authenticated
attacker to gather sensitive data entered by a user at the console, such as
passwords. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned
the name CVE-2005-3631 to this issue.

All users of udev should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.

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-2005-864.html

Risk factor : Medium

CVSS Score:
4.6

Cross-Ref: BugTraq ID: 15994
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-3631
1015386
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015386
15994
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15994
18193
http://secunia.com/advisories/18193
RHSA-2005:864
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-864.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10854
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10854
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