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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.58697
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200710-18 (util-linux)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200710-18.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200710-18.

Vulnerability Insight:
The mount and umount programs might allow local attackers to gain root
privileges.

Solution:
All util-linux users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12r-r8'

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2007-5191
BugTraq ID: 25973
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973
Bugtraq: 20080108 VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080123 UPDATED VMSA-2008-0001.1 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packages (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1449 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449
Debian Security Information: DSA-1450 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782
http://secunia.com/advisories/27104
http://secunia.com/advisories/27122
http://secunia.com/advisories/27145
http://secunia.com/advisories/27188
http://secunia.com/advisories/27283
http://secunia.com/advisories/27354
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
http://secunia.com/advisories/27687
http://secunia.com/advisories/28348
http://secunia.com/advisories/28349
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
http://secunia.com/advisories/28469
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2007:022 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
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