Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : iproute2 (MDKSA-2004:148)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15956

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

Herbert Xu discovered that iproute can accept spoofed messages sent via the kernel netlink interface by other users on the local machine.
This could lead to a local Denial of Service attack.

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this problem.

Solution

Update the affected iproute2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15956

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2004-148.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 12/14/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:iproute2, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:9.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/13/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0856, CVE-2003-0858, CVE-2003-0859

MDKSA: 2004:148

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