MDVA-2008:135 : draksnapshot

high Nessus Plugin ID 37455

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes several issues in draksnapshot:

The draksnapshot applet received the following fixes:

- on desktop startup, it will wait for 30s before checking for available disc so that notification is positioned at the right place, on the applet icon - it prevents crashing if DBus is not reachable, and reports DBus errors - it prevents crashing if DBus is active, but HAL is not (#44434) - if all discs are unmounted, the applet will hide (#41176) - it prevents running more than once - it uses HAL in order to detect discs available for backup, thus fixing detecting some internal SATA discs as discs available for backup (#41107)

It also uses new icons from Mandriva Linux 2009.0.

The draksnapshot configuration tool also received the following fixes:

- it stops saving config when clicking Close (#39790); one has to click on Apply in order to save the config - on first run, it offers backup in mounted disc path, instead of defaulting to some place in the root filesystem which could previously be filled up (#39802) - it no longer offers to configure some obscure advanced options - it now allows for disabling backups - it generates anacron-friendly cron files

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 37455

File Name: mandriva_MDVA-2008-135.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: 10/8/2008

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