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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.64879
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200909-10 (lmbench)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200909-10.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200909-10.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple insecure temporary file usage issues have been reported in
LMBench, allowing for symlink attacks.

Solution:
LMBench has been removed from Portage. We recommend that users unmerge
LMBench:

# emerge --unmerge app-benchmarks/lmbench

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4968
BugTraq ID: 30913
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30913
http://uvw.ru/report.lenny.txt
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2
http://secunia.com/advisories/32587
XForce ISS Database: lmbench-rccs-stuff-symlink(44828)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44828
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