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MDVA-2008:180 : cracklib
high Nessus Plugin ID 36470
Synopsis
The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The cracklib library package was incorrectly providing the development package, which was preventing the compilation of anything relying on cracklib-devel. This update fixes the incorrect Provides.It also corrects an issue when /usr is a separate partition the fails to mount at start, logging in is impossible because the pam_cracklib module is linked to /usr/lib/libcrack.so.2.
Solution
Update the affected package(s).See Also
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2008:180
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 36470
File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2008-180.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Published: 4/23/2009
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:linux
Required KB Items: Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 11/25/2008