The remote host is missing an update to lm-sensors announced via advisory DSA 814-1. A script of lm-sensors creates a temporary file with a predictable filename, leaving it vulnerable to a symlink attack
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : lm_sensors (MDKSA-2005:149) | 5 Oct 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CentOS 4 : lm_sensors (CESA-2005:825) | 5 Jul 200600:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Debian DSA-814-1 : lm-sensors - insecure temporary file | 17 Sep 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora Core 3 : lm_sensors-2.8.7-2.FC3.1 (2005-1054) | 8 Nov 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | RHEL 4 : lm_sensors (RHSA-2005:825) | 15 Nov 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | Fedora Core 4 : lm_sensors-2.9.1-3.FC4.1 (2005-1053) | 8 Nov 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | GLSA-200508-19 : lm_sensors: Insecure temporary file creation | 6 Sep 200500:00 | – | nessus |
![]() | CVE-2005-2672 | 23 Aug 200504:00 | – | nvd |
![]() | lm_sensors: Insecure temporary file creation | 30 Aug 200500:00 | – | gentoo |
![]() | lm_sensors security update | 11 Nov 200503:34 | – | centos |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_814_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 814-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.9.1-1sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.9.1-7.
We recommend that you upgrade your lm-sensors package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20814-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to lm-sensors
announced via advisory DSA 814-1.
Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pena discovered that a script of lm-sensors,
utilities to read temperature/voltage/fan sensors, creates a temporary
file with a predictable filename, leaving it vulnerable for a symlink
attack.
The old stable distribution (woody) is not affected by this problem.";
if(description)
{
script_id(55336);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:03:37 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_bugtraq_id(14624);
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2672");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 814-1 (lm-sensors)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"kernel-patch-2.4-lm-sensors", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-source", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libsensors-dev", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"libsensors3", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"sensord", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-386", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-586tsc", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-686", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-686-smp", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-k6", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-k7", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"lm-sensors-2.4.27-2-k7-smp", ver:"2.9.1-1sarge2", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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