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MDVA-2008:154 : util-linux-ng

high Nessus Plugin ID 36873

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

Several bugs were found in util-linux-ng package: - Using an offset on loopback device was broken - Creating an encrypted loopback with losetup -e was broken - Using fdisk to modify the partition table of an image file did not write the changes

The updated package fixes these issues.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2008:154

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36873

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2008-154.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

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: 10/21/2008