{"id":"MGASA-2014-0249","summary":"Updated chkrootkit packages fix CVE-2014-0476 and a false positive","details":"Updated chkrootkit package fixes security vulnerability:\n\nThe chkrootkit script contains a flaw that allows a local attacker to create\nan executable in /tmp that will be run by the user running chkrootkit (usually\nroot), allowing the attacker to escalate privileges (CVE-2014-0476).\n\nThe Mageia 3 update also eliminates the false positive identification of a\nrootkit in /sbin/init (mga#6699).\n","modified":"2026-01-31T06:46:28.261126Z","published":"2014-06-04T20:44:17Z","related":["CVE-2014-0476"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0249.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/9"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6699"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13481"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"chkrootkit","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/chkrootkit?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.49-6.1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0249.json"}},{"package":{"name":"chkrootkit","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/chkrootkit?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.49-8.1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0249.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}