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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54743
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200411-22 (davfs2)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200411-22.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200411-22.

Vulnerability Insight:
Davfs2 and the lvmcreate_initrd script (included in the lvm-user package)
are both vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user
to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running them.

Solution:
All Davfs2 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/davfs2-0.2.2-r1'

All lvm-user users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-fs/lvm-user-1.0.7-r2'

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2004-0972
BugTraq ID: 11290
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11290
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10632
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2004:232
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-232.html
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0050
XForce ISS Database: script-temporary-file-overwrite(17583)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17583
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