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FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync.asc)

🗓️ 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.Type 
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The msync(2) system call in FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync.asc allows programming errors leading to cache consistency problems

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc.
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.52653");
  script_version("2023-07-26T05:05:09+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-26 05:05:09 +0000 (Wed, 26 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-04 20:41:11 +0200 (Thu, 04 Sep 2008)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0435");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"3.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("FreeBSD Security Advisory (FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync.asc)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 E-Soft Inc.");
  script_family("FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/freebsd", "ssh/login/freebsdpatchlevel");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The msync(2) system call is used by applications to request that
modified memory pages are written to permanent storage.

Programming errors in the implementation of the msync(2) system call
involving the MS_INVALIDATE operation lead to cache consistency
problems between the virtual memory system and on-disk contents.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade your system to the appropriate stable release
  or security branch dated after the correction date.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync.asc");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10416");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update to the system
  as announced in the referenced advisory FreeBSD-SA-04:11.msync.asc");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("pkg-lib-bsd.inc");

vuln = FALSE;

if(patchlevelcmp(rel:"5.2.1", patchlevel:"8")<0) {
  vuln = TRUE;
}
if(patchlevelcmp(rel:"4.9", patchlevel:"9")<0) {
  vuln = TRUE;
}
if(patchlevelcmp(rel:"4.8", patchlevel:"22")<0) {
  vuln = TRUE;
}

if(vuln) {
  security_message(port:0);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
  exit(99);
}

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26 Jul 2023 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 23.6
EPSS0.00331
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