Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2014-122 - The chkrootkit script contains a flaw that allows a local attacker to create an executable in /tmp that will be run by the user running chkrootkit, allowing the attacker to escalate privileges.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2014:122
http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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Package : chkrootkit
Date : June 11, 2014
Affected: Business Server 1.0
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Problem Description:
Updated chkrootkit package fixes security vulnerability:
The chkrootkit script contains a flaw that allows a local attacker
to create an executable in /tmp that will be run by the user running
chkrootkit (usually root), allowing the attacker to escalate privileges
(CVE-2014-0476).
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-0476
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0249.html
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Business Server 1/X86_64:
d190fa8ecd5e960e349b3d9b7839f910 mbs1/x86_64/chkrootkit-0.49-6.1.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
5f4359e94c79ed45b1d64350932b93a3 mbs1/SRPMS/chkrootkit-0.49-6.1.mbs1.src.rpm
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