{"id":"MGASA-2013-0302","summary":"Updated xinetd package fixes security vulnerability","details":"It was found that xinetd ignored the user and group configuration\ndirectives for services running under the tcpmux-server service. This flaw\ncould cause the associated services to run as root. If there was a flaw in\nsuch a service, a remote attacker could use it to execute arbitrary code\nwith the privileges of the root user (CVE-2013-4342).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:24:52.364849841Z","published":"2013-10-09T22:47:09Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-4342"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0302.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11406"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1409.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"xinetd","ecosystem":"Mageia:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/xinetd?arch=source&distro=mageia-2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.15-1.1.mga2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0302.json"}},{"package":{"name":"xinetd","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/xinetd?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.3.15-3.1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0302.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}