SB2014061603 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for lynis



SB2014061603 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for lynis

Published: June 16, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2014061603
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3982)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.

include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 on AIX allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.##### file.


2) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3986)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate or delete data.

include/tests_webservers in Lynis before 1.5.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/lynis.*.unsorted file with an easily determined name.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.