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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840835
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1296-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'acpid' package(s) announced via the USN-1296-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'acpid' package(s) announced via the USN-1296-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Oliver-Tobias Ripka discovered that an ACPI script incorrectly handled power
button events. A local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code, and
possibly escalate privileges. (CVE-2011-2777)

Helmut Grohne and Michael Biebl discovered that ACPI scripts were executed with
a permissive file mode creation mask (umask). A local attacker could read files
and modify directories created by ACPI scripts that did not set a strict umask.
(CVE-2011-4578)

Affected Software/OS:
'acpid' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2777
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4578
MDVSA-2012:138
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:138
[oss-security] 20111206 Re: CVE request: acpid
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/06/3
http://sourceforge.net/u/tedfelix/acpid2/ci/02d0bf29207f17996936ab652717855b15873901/tree/Changelog?force=True
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/acpid/+bug/893821
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=760984
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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