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Fedora 8 : system-config-network-1.5.10-1.fc8 (2008-4633)

high Nessus Plugin ID 32469

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

This security update fixes system-config-network-1.5.5-1.fc8, where the console file from Fedora 9 was distributed. This bug enabled every console user to change the network configuration. Systems with system-config- network-1.5.5-1.fc8 installed should install this update.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

Update the affected system-config-network package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557

http://www.nessus.org/u?27fba922

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 32469

File Name: fedora_2008-4633.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/29/2008

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:system-config-network, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:8

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/28/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2359

CWE: 16

FEDORA: 2008-4633