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Scientific Linux Security Update : libguestfs on SL6.x x86_64 (20131121)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 71194

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was found that guestfish, which enables shell scripting and command line access to libguestfs, insecurely created the temporary directory used to store the network socket when started in server mode. A local attacker could use this flaw to intercept and modify other user's guestfish command, allowing them to perform arbitrary guestfish actions with the privileges of a different user, or use this flaw to obtain authentication credentials. (CVE-2013-4419)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0c8ca699

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 71194

File Name: sl_20131121_libguestfs_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/4/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:febootstrap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:febootstrap-supermin-helper, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-java-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:libguestfs-tools-c, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ocaml-libguestfs-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:perl-sys-guestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:python-libguestfs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:ruby-libguestfs, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4419