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CentOS Update for libblkid CESA-2013:0517 centos6

🗓️ 12 Mar 2013 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'libblkid' package(s) that includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages due to an information disclosure flaw and other security issues

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG
# 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2013-March/019536.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881643");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2013-03-12 09:59:25 +0530 (Tue, 12 Mar 2013)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-0157");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2013:0517");
  script_name("CentOS Update for libblkid CESA-2013:0517 centos6");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'libblkid'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"libblkid on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The util-linux-ng packages contain a large variety of low-level system
  utilities that are necessary for a Linux operating system to function.

  An information disclosure flaw was found in the way the mount command
  reported errors. A local attacker could use this flaw to determine the
  existence of files and directories they do not have access to.
  (CVE-2013-0157)

  These updated util-linux-ng packages include numerous bug fixes and
  enhancements. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this
  advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Technical
  Notes, linked to in the References, for information on the most significant
  of these changes.

  All users of util-linux-ng are advised to upgrade to these updated
  packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add
  these enhancements.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid", rpm:"libblkid~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid-devel", rpm:"libblkid-devel~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid", rpm:"libuuid~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid-devel", rpm:"libuuid-devel~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"util-linux-ng", rpm:"util-linux-ng~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"uuidd", rpm:"uuidd~2.17.2~12.9.el6", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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