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GLSA-200404-04 : Multiple vulnerabilities in sysstat

medium Nessus Plugin ID 14469

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200404-04 (Multiple vulnerabilities in sysstat)

 There are two vulnerabilities in the way sysstat handles symlinks:
 The isag utility, which displays sysstat data in a graphical format, creates a temporary file in an insecure manner.
 Two scripts in the sysstat package, post and trigger, create temporary files in an insecure manner.
 Impact :

 Both vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files under the permissions of the user executing any of the affected utilities.
 Workaround :

 A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package.

Solution

Systat users should upgrade to version 4.2 or later:
 # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-admin/sysstat-5.0.2' # emerge '>=app-admin/sysstat-5.0.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200404-04

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 14469

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200404-04.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sysstat, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list, Host/Gentoo/arch

Patch Publication Date: 4/6/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0107, CVE-2004-0108

GLSA: 200404-04