Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200804-09.
Solution
All am-utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-fs/am-utils-6.1.5'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200804-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210158
Insight
am-utils creates temporary files insecurely allowing local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1078 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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