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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67567
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:124 (pulseaudio)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to pulseaudio
announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:124.

The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c in PulseAudio 0.9.10
and 0.9.19 allows local users to change the ownership and permissions
of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.esd-##### temporary
file (CVE-2009-1299).

This update fixes this issue.

Affected: 2008.0, 2009.0, 2009.1, Enterprise Server 5.0

Solution:
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2010:124

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.9

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1299
Debian Security Information: DSA-2017 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2017
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:124
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573615
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1570
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2010 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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