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Debian DSA-867-1 : module-assistant - insecure temporary file

low Nessus Plugin ID 20070

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Eduard Bloch discovered that a rule file in module-assistant, a tool to ease the creation of module packages, creates a temporary file in an insecure fashion. It is usually executed from other packages as well.

Solution

Upgrade the module-assistant package.

The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain a module-assistant package.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.9sarge1.

See Also

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-867

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 20070

File Name: debian_DSA-867.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/24/2005

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:debian:debian_linux:module-assistant, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3121

DSA: 867