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Debian Security Advisory DSA 011-1 (mgetty)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
1.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
16 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to mgetty announced via advisory DSA 011-1.
Insight
Insight
Immunix reports that mgetty does not create temporary files in a secure manner, which could lead to a symlink attack. This has been corrected in mgetty 1.1.21-3potato1 We recommend you upgrade your mgetty package immediately.
Solution
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20011-1