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openSUSE Security Update : pam_mount (pam_mount-427)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 40293

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the temp-flle handling in the passwdehd script that allowed a symlink attack. (CVE-2008-5138) (script was disabled for 11.0 and 11.1)

Solution

Update the affected pam_mount packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=465303

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 40293

File Name: suse_11_1_pam_mount-090114.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_mount, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_mount-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5138

CWE: 59