openSUSE Security Update : bash (openSUSE-2018-516)

high Nessus Plugin ID 110106

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for bash fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

- CVE-2016-7543: A code execution possibility via SHELLOPTS+PS4 variable was fixed (bsc#1001299)

- CVE-2016-0634: Arbitrary code execution via malicious hostname was fixed (bsc#1000396)

Non-security issues fixed :

- Fix repeating self-calling of traps due the combination of a non-interactive shell, a trap handler for SIGINT, an external process in the trap handler, and a SIGINT within the trap after the external process runs.
(bsc#1086247)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected bash packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 110106

File Name: openSUSE-2018-516.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/25/2018

Updated: 10/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-7543

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:readline-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libreadline6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libreadline6, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-loadables-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-loadables, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libreadline6-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:readline-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:bash, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libreadline6-32bit

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0634, CVE-2016-7543

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