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openSUSE Security Update : tar (openSUSE-2019-1237)
high Nessus Plugin ID 124188
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for tar fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
- CVE-2019-9923: Fixed a denial of service while parsing certain archives with malformed extended headers in pax_decode_header() (bsc#1130496).
- CVE-2018-20482: Fixed a denial of service when the '--sparse' option mishandles file shrinkage during read access (bsc#1120610).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected tar packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 124188
File Name: openSUSE-2019-1237.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 4/19/2019
Updated: 5/31/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9923
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-tests-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-tests, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-rmt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-backup-scripts, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:tar-rmt
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/18/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/26/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-20482, CVE-2019-9923