Summary
The remote host is missing an update to pam_mount
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:004.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:004
Insight
passwdehd script in pam_mount would allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 4.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5138 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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