MGASA-2014-0249

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    MGASA-2014-0249

    Published: 4 Jun 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-0476

    Summary: Updated chkrootkit packages fix CVE-2014-0476 and a false positive

    Details: Updated chkrootkit package fixes security vulnerability: The chkrootkit script contains a flaw that allows a local attacker to create an executable in /tmp that will be run by the user running chkrootkit (usually root), allowing the attacker to escalate privileges (CVE-2014-0476). The Mageia 3 update also eliminates the false positive identification of a rootkit in /sbin/init (mga#6699).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0249.html, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6699, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13481

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chkrootkit

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/chkrootkit?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.49-6.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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