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Fedora Core 4 2005-1071: sysreport

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for the version of the sysreport package Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-1071 (sysreport). Sysreport is a utility that gathers information about a system's hardware and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes and debugging. Sysreport is commonly used to help support technicians and developers by providing a 'snapshot' of a system's current layout. Update Information: It is possible for a local attacker to cause a race condition and trick sysreport into writing its output to a directory the attacker can read. The new sysreport fixes this security issue Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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