Scientific Linux Security Update : nss_db on SL5.x i386/x86_64

It was discovered that nssdb did not specify a path to the directory to be used as the database environment for the Berkeley Database library, causing it to use the current working directory as the default. This could possibly allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2010-0826...

Ubuntu Update for libnss-db vulnerability USN-922-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-922-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN9221.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for libnss-db vulnerability USN-922-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

USN-922-1: libnss-db vulnerability

Stephane Chazelas discovered that libnss-db did not correctly set up a database environment. A local attacker could exploit this to read the first line of arbitrary files, leading to a loss of privacy and possibly privilege escalation...