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Debian DSA-4200-1 : kwallet-pam - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 109802

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Synopsis

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

Description

Fabian Vogt discovered that incorrect permission handling in the PAM module of the KDE Wallet could allow an unprivileged local user to gain ownership of arbitrary files.

Solution

Upgrade the kwallet-pam packages.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.8.4-1+deb9u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/kwallet-pam

https://packages.debian.org/source/stretch/kwallet-pam

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4200

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109802

File Name: debian_DSA-4200.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/15/2018

Updated: 11/13/2018

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:kwallet-pam, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10380

DSA: 4200