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MDVA-2008:116 : initscripts

high Nessus Plugin ID 37069

Synopsis

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

Description

This update of the drakx-net and initscripts packages improves wireless strength detection and fixes connection with rt61 devices (using the rt61pci driver). Such connections used to fail when the wpa_supplicant daemon was used.

This update makes the network tools force a reassociation when the rt61pci driver is used.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVA-2008:116

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 37069

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2008-116.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: 8/7/2008