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openSUSE Security Update : netatalk (openSUSE-2018-1614)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 119946

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for netatalk fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2018-1160 Fixed a missing bounds check in the handling of the DSI OPEN SESSION request, which allowed an unauthenticated to overwrite memory with data of their choice leading for arbitrary code execution with root privileges. (bsc#1119540)

Solution

Update the affected netatalk packages.

See Also

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-48

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1119540

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 119946

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1614.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/31/2018

Updated: 7/12/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1160

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:netatalk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:netatalk-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libatalk16-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libatalk16, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:netatalk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:netatalk

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/28/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1160