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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.68340
Category:Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:207 (glibc)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to glibc
announced via advisory MDVSA-2010:207.

A vulnerability in the GNU C library (glibc) was discovered which
could escalate the privilegies for local users (CVE-2010-3847).

Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance
Program. Please visit this link to learn more:
http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&products_id=490

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Affected: 2009.0, 2009.1, 2010.0, 2010.1, Corporate 4.0,
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-2010:207

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
6.9

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-3847
20101018 The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/257
20101019 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/292
20101020 Re: The GNU C library dynamic linker expands $ORIGIN in setuid library search path
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/294
20110105 VMSA-2011-0001 VMware ESX third party updates for Service Console packages glibc, sudo, and openldap
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515545/100/0/threaded
42787
http://secunia.com/advisories/42787
44024
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44024/
44025
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44025/
44154
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44154
ADV-2011-0025
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0025
DSA-2122
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2122
GLSA-201011-01
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201011-01.xml
MDVSA-2010:207
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:207
RHSA-2010:0787
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0787.html
RHSA-2010:0872
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0872.html
SUSE-SA:2010:052
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00007.html
USN-1009-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1009-1
VU#537223
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/537223
[libc-hacker] 20101018 [PATCH] Never expand $ORIGIN in privileged programs
http://sourceware.org/ml/libc-hacker/2010-10/msg00007.html
http://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100120941
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0001.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=643306
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