RHEL 4 : alsa-lib (RHSA-2005:033)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17167

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

An updated alsa-lib package that fixes a flaw that disabled stack execution protection is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

The alsa-lib package provides a library of functions for communication with kernel sound drivers.

A flaw in the alsa mixer code was discovered that caused stack execution protection to be disabled for the libasound.so library. The effect of this flaw is that stack execution protection, through NX or Exec-Shield, would be disabled for any application linked to libasound. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-0087 to this issue

Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a patched version of the library which correctly enables stack execution protection.

Solution

Update the affected alsa-lib and / or alsa-lib-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17167

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2005-033.nasl

Version: 1.27

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 2/22/2005

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:alsa-lib, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:alsa-lib-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0087

RHSA: 2005:033

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