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Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Mesa (MDKSA-2001:029)

🗓️ 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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The Mesa package in Linux-Mandrake 7.2 has a temporary file race allowing for a symlink attack affecting the X server

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CVE-2001-0474
18 Sep 200104:00
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CVE-2001-0474
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EUVD-2001-0470
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CVE-2001-0474
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#%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-2001:029. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(61903);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2001-0474");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2001:029");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : Mesa (MDKSA-2001:029)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Ben Collins identified a temporary file race in the Utah-glx component
of the Mesa package which affects Linux-Mandrake 7.2. The
/tmp/glxmemory file is created by Utah-glx and because it is not
created securely could be used in a symlink attack which allows files
to be overwritten the next time the X server is started."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:Mesa");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:Mesa-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:Mesa-common-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:Mesa-demos");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2001/03/13");
  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:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"Mesa-3.3-14.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"Mesa-common-3.3-14.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"Mesa-common-devel-3.3-14.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK7.2", cpu:"i386", reference:"Mesa-demos-3.3-14.1mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_note(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_note(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

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06 Jan 2021 00:00Current
5.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.4
CVSS 22.1
EPSS0.00339
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