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Debian DSA-3020-1 : acpi-support - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 77610

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

During a review for EDF, Raphael Geissert discovered that the acpi-support package did not properly handle data obtained from a user's environment. This could lead to program malfunction or allow a local user to escalate privileges to the root user due to a programming error.

Solution

Upgrade the acpi-support packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.140-5+deb7u3.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/acpi-support

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3020

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 77610

File Name: debian_DSA-3020.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/11/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:acpi-support, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 9/10/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0484

DSA: 3020