Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0274
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0274)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kauth, kdelibs4' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0274 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kauth, kdelibs4' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0274 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Sebastian Krahmer from SUSE discovered that the KAuth framework contains a logic flaw in which the service invoking dbus is not properly checked. This flaw allows spoofing the identity of the caller and gaining root privileges from an unprivileged account (CVE-2017-8422). Affected Software/OS: 'kauth, kdelibs4' package(s) on Mageia 5. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8422 BugTraq ID: 98412 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98412 Debian Security Information: DSA-3849 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3849 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42053/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-29 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/10/3 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1264 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1264 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038480
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