Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5334.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5334-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'man-db' package(s) announced via the USN-5334-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'man-db' package(s) announced via the USN-5334-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that man-db incorrectly handled permission changing operations in its daily cron job, and was therefore affected by a race condition. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. Affected Software/OS: 'man-db' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04. 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-2015-1336 BugTraq ID: 79723 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79723 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-12 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140759/Man-db-2.6.7.1-Privilege-Escalation.html http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1336.html http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/MandbSymlinkLocalRootPrivilegeEscalation/ https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/man-db/+bug/1482786 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/11
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