From 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 18:53:29 +0100 Subject: reinit the tree, so we can have metadata --- metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml | 63 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+) create mode 100644 metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml (limited to 'metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml') diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c55debc8dba7 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200408-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ + + + + Nessus: "adduser" race condition vulnerability + + Nessus contains a vulnerability allowing a user to perform a privilege + escalation attack. + + Nessus + 2004-08-12 + 2006-05-22: 02 + 58014 + local + + + 2.0.12 + 2.0.11 + + + +

+ Nessus is a free and powerful network security scanner. +

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+ A race condition can occur in "nessus-adduser" if the user has not + configured their TMPDIR variable. +

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+ A malicious user could exploit this bug to escalate privileges to the + rights of the user running "nessus-adduser". +

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+ There is no known workaround at this time. All users are encouraged to + upgrade to the latest available version of Nessus. +

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+ All Nessus users should upgrade to the latest version: +

+ + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=net-analyzer/nessus-2.0.12" + # emerge ">=net-analyzer/nessus-2.0.12" +
+ + Secunia Advisory + CVE-2004-1445 + + + koon + + + jaervosz + +
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