Oracle Linux 5 : cman (ELSA-2007-0559-2)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 67534

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0559 :

Updated cman packages that correct a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

cman is the Red Hat Cluster Manager.

A flaw was found in the cman daemon. A local attacker could connect to the cman daemon and trigger a static buffer overflow leading to a denial of service or, potentially, an escalation of privileges.
(CVE-2007-3374)

Users of Cluster Manager should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected cman packages.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2007-June/000256.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 67534

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2007-0559-2.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cman, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:cman-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3374

CWE: 119

RHSA: 2007:0559