Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : libcap-ng (MDVSA-2015:156)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 82409

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Synopsis

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

Description

Updated libcap-ng packages fix security vulnerability :

capng_lock() in libcap-ng before 0.7.4 sets securebits in an attempt to prevent regaining capabilities using setuid-root programs. This allows a user to run setuid programs, such as seunshare from policycoreutils, as uid 0 but without capabilities, which is potentially dangerous (CVE-2014-3215).

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0251.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 82409

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2015-156.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 3/30/2015

Updated: 1/14/2021

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cap-ng-devel, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64cap-ng0, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libcap-ng-utils, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:python-libcap-ng, cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release

Patch Publication Date: 3/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3215

MDVSA: 2015:156