Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : lm_sensors (MDKSA-2005:149)

low Nessus Plugin ID 19905

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered that the pwmconfig script in the lm_sensors package created temporary files in an insecure manner.
This could allow a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with full root privileges because pwmconfig is typically executed by root.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem by using mktemp to create the temporary files.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19905

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-149.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lm_sensors3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lm_sensors3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64lm_sensors3-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liblm_sensors3, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liblm_sensors3-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:liblm_sensors3-static-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lm_sensors, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2672

MDKSA: 2005:149

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