CentOS 4 : lm_sensors (CESA-2005:825)

low Nessus Plugin ID 21968

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated lm_sensors packages that fix an insecure file issue are now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The lm_sensors package includes a collection of modules for general SMBus access and hardware monitoring. This package requires special support which is not in standard version 2.2 kernels.

A bug was found in the way the pwmconfig tool creates temporary files.
It is possible that a local attacker could leverage this flaw to overwrite arbitrary files located on the system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-2672 to this issue.

Users of lm_sensors are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch that resolves this issue.

Solution

Update the affected lm_sensors packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 21968

File Name: centos_RHSA-2005-825.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 7/5/2006

Updated: 1/4/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:lm_sensors, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:lm_sensors-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2672

RHSA: 2005:825

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