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HistoryOct 17, 2007 - 12:00 a.m.

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2007:198)

2007-10-1700:00:00
This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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The mount and umount programs in util-linux called the setuid() and setgid() functions in the wrong order and did not check the return values, which could allow attackers to grain privileges via helper applications such as mount.nfs.

Updated packages have been patched to fix this issue.

#%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-2007:198. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

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

if (description)
{
  script_id(27071);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-5191");
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2007:198");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2007:198)");
  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:
"The mount and umount programs in util-linux called the setuid() and
setgid() functions in the wrong order and did not check the return
values, which could allow attackers to grain privileges via helper
applications such as mount.nfs.

Updated packages have been patched to fix this issue."
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_cwe_id(264);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:losetup");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mount");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux-ng");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/10/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/10/17");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2021 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:"MDK2007.0", reference:"losetup-2.12r-8.3mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"mount-2.12r-8.3mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"util-linux-2.12r-8.3mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"losetup-2.12r-12.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"mount-2.12r-12.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"util-linux-2.12r-12.2mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"util-linux-ng-2.13-3.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
VendorProductVersionCPE
mandrivalinuxlosetupp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:losetup
mandrivalinuxmountp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mount
mandrivalinuxutil-linuxp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux
mandrivalinuxutil-linux-ngp-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux-ng
mandrivalinux2007cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007
mandrivalinux2007.1cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1
mandrivalinux2008.0cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0