openSUSE Security Update : libnettle (openSUSE-2021-635)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149580

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for libnettle fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2021-20305: Fixed the multiply function which was being called with out-of-range scalars (bsc#1184401).

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

Solution

Update the affected libnettle packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1184401

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149580

File Name: openSUSE-2021-635.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/18/2021

Updated: 1/1/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20305

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:libnettle-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed4-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nettle, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle6-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle6-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed4-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nettle-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle6

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/5/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20305