RHEL 4 : util-linux (RHSA-2007:0235)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 25139

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated util-linux package that corrects a security issue and fixes several bugs is now available.

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

The util-linux package contains a collection of basic system utilities.

A flaw was found in the way the login process handled logins which did not require authentication. Certain processes which conduct their own authentication could allow a remote user to bypass intended access policies which would normally be enforced by the login process.
(CVE-2006-7108)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* The partx, addpart and delpart commands were not documented.

* The 'umount -l' command did not work on hung NFS mounts with cached data.

* The mount command did not mount NFS V3 share where sec=none was specified.

* The mount command did not read filesystem LABEL from unpartitioned disks.

* The mount command did not recognize labels on VFAT filesystems.

* The fdisk command did not support 4096 sector size for the '-b' option.

* The mount man page did not list option 'mand' or information about /etc/mtab limitations.

All users of util-linux should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected util-linux package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-7108

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0235

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 25139

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0235.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/2/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:util-linux, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/4/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-7108

CWE: 264

RHSA: 2007:0235