MGASA-2018-0029

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    MGASA-2018-0029

    Published: 3 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7480

    Summary: Updated rkhunter packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: The rkhunter package has been updated to disable by default an insecure cron job. The script is now included with the package as documentation. See the README.urpmi file for more information.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0029.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21169, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/06/29/2

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rkhunter

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/rkhunter?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.4.0-7.1.mga5

    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