Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : brltty (MDVSA-2010:080)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 45565

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Synopsis

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

Description

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in brltty :

Untrusted search path vulnerability in libbrlttybba.so in brltty 3.7.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted library, related to an incorrect RPATH setting (CVE-2008-3279).

Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 45565

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2010-080.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 4/19/2010

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:brltty, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64brlapi0.4.1_0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64brlapi0.4.1_0-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libbrlapi0.4.1_0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libbrlapi0.4.1_0-devel, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3279

BID: 39097

MDVSA: 2010:080

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