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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2023.0180
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2023-0180)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'dmidecode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0180 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'dmidecode' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2023-0180 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dmidecode allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security
relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is
plausible. (CVE-2023-30630)

Affected Software/OS:
'dmidecode' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-30630
https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=6ca381c1247c81f74e1ca4e7706f70bdda72e6f2
https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=d8cfbc808f387e87091c25e7d5b8c2bb348bb206
https://github.com/adamreiser/dmiwrite
https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-03/msg00003.html
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