openSUSE Security Update : wpa_supplicant (openSUSE-SU-2014:1314-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78636

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- add 0001-Add-os_exec-helper-to-run-external-programs.patch

- add 0002-wpa_cli-Use-os_exec-for-action-script-execution.pat ch

- fixing CVE-2014-3686 (bnc#900611) trying to abuse the action scripts in wpa_cli

Solution

Update the affected wpa_supplicant packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=900611

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-10/msg00028.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78636

File Name: openSUSE-2014-599.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/23/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-gui, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-gui-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3686