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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2005.94.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-94-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-94-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the USN-94-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Paul Szabo discovered another vulnerability in the rmtree() function
in File::Path.pm. While a process running as root (or another user)
was busy deleting a directory tree, a different user could exploit a
race condition to create setuid binaries in this directory tree,
provided that he already had write permissions in any subdirectory of
that tree.

Affected Software/OS:
'perl' package(s) on Ubuntu 4.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
1.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-0448
BugTraq ID: 12767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12767
Conectiva Linux advisory: CLSA-2006:1056
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
Debian Security Information: DSA-696 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-696
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200501-38.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX01208
http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8704
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT5938
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:079
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10475
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A728
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-674.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/14531
http://secunia.com/advisories/17079
http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
SGI Security Advisory: 20060101-01-U
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
https://usn.ubuntu.com/94-1/
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