GLSA-201111-08 : radvd: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 56904

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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-201111-08 (radvd: Multiple vulnerabilities)

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in radvd. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact :

A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, escalate the privileges of the radvd process, overwrite files with specific names, or cause a Denial of Service. Local attackers may be able to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files using symlinks.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All radvd users should upgrade to the latest stable version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/radvd-1.8.2'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56904

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201111-08.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 11/22/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/20/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3601, CVE-2011-3602, CVE-2011-3603, CVE-2011-3604, CVE-2011-3605

BID: 50395

GLSA: 201111-08

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