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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61734
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 9 FEDORA-2008-8593 (postfix)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to postfix
announced via advisory FEDORA-2008-8593.

Update Information:

New upstream patch level version 2.5.5, including multiple security fixes
detailed in upstream announcements:
http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080814.html
http://www.postfix.org/announcements/20080902.html
ChangeLog:

* Wed Sep 17 2008 Thomas Woerner 2:2.5.5-1
- new version 2.5.5
fixes CVE-2008-2936, CVE-2008-2937 and CVE-2008-3889 (rhbz#459101)
* Thu Aug 28 2008 Tom spot Callaway 2:2.5.1-4
- fix license tag

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #456347 - CVE-2008-2937 postfix improper mailbox permissions
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456347
[ 2 ] Bug #456314 - CVE-2008-2936 postfix privilege escalation flaw
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=456314
[ 3 ] Bug #460906 - CVE-2008-3889 postfix: local DoS via leaked file descriptor
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=460906

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update postfix' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2008-8593

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2936
1020700
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020700
20080814 Postfix local privilege escalation via hardlinked symlinks
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495474/100/0/threaded
20080821 rPSA-2008-0259-1 postfix
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495632/100/0/threaded
20080831 PoCfix (PoC for Postfix local root vuln - CVE-2008-2936)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495882/100/0/threaded
30691
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30691
31469
http://secunia.com/advisories/31469
31474
http://secunia.com/advisories/31474
31477
http://secunia.com/advisories/31477
31485
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485
31500
http://secunia.com/advisories/31500
31530
http://secunia.com/advisories/31530
32231
http://secunia.com/advisories/32231
4160
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4160
6337
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6337
ADV-2008-2385
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2385
DSA-1629
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1629
FEDORA-2008-8593
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00287.html
FEDORA-2008-8595
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00271.html
GLSA-200808-12
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
MDVSA-2008:171
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:171
RHSA-2008:0839
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0839.html
SUSE-SA:2008:040
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00002.html
USN-636-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/636-1/
VU#938323
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/938323
[postfix-announce] 20080814 Postfix local privilege escalation via hardlinked symlinks
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.mail.postfix.announce/110
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/experimental/postfix-2.6-20080814.HISTORY
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.3.15.HISTORY
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.4.8.HISTORY
ftp://ftp.porcupine.org/mirrors/postfix-release/official/postfix-2.5.4.HISTORY
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10033
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10033
postfix-symlink-code-execution(44460)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44460
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2937
MDVSA-2009:224
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:224
RHSA-2011:0422
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0422.html
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
postfix-email-information-disclosure(44461)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44461
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3889
BugTraq ID: 30977
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30977
Bugtraq: 20080902 Postfix Linux-only local denial of service (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495894/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080916 [Suspected Spam][CVE-2008-4042] Postfix Linux-only local denial of service - PoC (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496420/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20081104 rPSA-2008-0311-1 postfix (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498037/100/0/threaded
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6472
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-09.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:190
http://www.wekk.net/research/CVE-2008-3889/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020800
http://secunia.com/advisories/31716
http://secunia.com/advisories/31800
http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
http://secunia.com/advisories/31986
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4239
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2008:018 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-642-1
XForce ISS Database: postfix-filedescriptor-dos(44865)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44865
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