Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0177
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0177)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0177 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'elfutils' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0177 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated elfutils packages fix security vulnerability: The libdw library provides support for accessing DWARF debugging information inside ELF files. An integer overflow flaw in check_section(), leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the libdw library. A malicious ELF file could cause an application using libdw (such as eu-readelf) to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application (CVE-2014-0172). Affected Software/OS: 'elfutils' package(s) on Mageia 3, Mageia 4. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0172 BugTraq ID: 66714 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32 https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
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