Summary
The remote host is missing an update to virtualbox announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:011.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:011
Insight
A vulnerability have been discovered and corrected in VirtualBox, affecting versions prior to 2.0.6, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a /tmp/.vbox-qateam-ipc/lock temporary file (CVE-2008-5256).
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1, 2009.0
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5256 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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