A bug existed in the usermode package that permitted users to reboot or halt the system without having root access. This update removes those files associated with allowing users access to reboot, shutdown, halt, or poweroff the system.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2000:020.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(61818);
script_version("1.6");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");
script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2000:020");
script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : usermode (MDKSA-2000:020)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"A bug existed in the usermode package that permitted users to reboot
or halt the system without having root access. This update removes
those files associated with allowing users access to reboot, shutdown,
halt, or poweroff the system."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Update the affected usermode package."
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"risk_factor", value:"High");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:usermode");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2000/07/18");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/06");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"usermode-1.22-2mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
mandriva | linux | usermode | p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:usermode |
mandrakesoft | mandrake_linux | 7.1 | cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1 |