openSUSE Security Update : gettext-runtime (openSUSE-2020-1278)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 140024

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for gettext-runtime fixes the following issues :

- Fix boo941629-unnessary-rpath-on-standard-path.patch (bsc#941629)

- Added msgfmt-double-free.patch to fix a double free error (CVE-2018-18751 bsc#1113719)

- Add patch msgfmt-reset-msg-length-after-remove.patch which does reset the length of message string after a line has been removed (bsc#1106843)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected gettext-runtime packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1106843

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1113719

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=941629

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 140024

File Name: openSUSE-2020-1278.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/28/2020

Updated: 2/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18751

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:gettext-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-tools-mini-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-tools-mini, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-java, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-csharp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-tools, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-mini-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-mini-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime-mini, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gettext-runtime

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: 8/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18751