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Mandriva Update for libcap MDVSA-2011:185 (libcap)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.6
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libcap' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in libcap capsh did not chdir(/) after callling chroot(). Programs could therefore access the current directory outside of the chroot (CVE-2011-4099). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libcap on Mandriva Linux 2010.1, Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.