Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60811
Category:	Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200804-11 (policyd-weight)
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200804-11.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200804-11. Vulnerability Insight: policyd-weight uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink attack. Solution: All policyd-weight users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-filter/policyd-weight-0.1.14.17' This version changes the default path for sockets to '/var/run/policyd-weight', which is only writable by a privileged user. Users need to restart policyd-weight immediately after the upgrade due to this change. CVSS Score: 3.3 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-1569 BugTraq ID: 28480 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28480 Debian Security Information: DSA-1531 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1531 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml http://www.osvdb.org/43888 http://secunia.com/advisories/29553 http://secunia.com/advisories/29738 XForce ISS Database: policydweight-sockets-symlink(41565) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41565
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.

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