SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : aaa_base (SUSE-SU-2021:3899-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 155854

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3899-1 advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected aaa_base, aaa_base-extras and / or aaa_base-malloccheck packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 155854

File Name: suse_SU-2021-3899-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/4/2021

Updated: 7/13/2023

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:aaa_base, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:aaa_base-extras, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:aaa_base-malloccheck

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: 12/3/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2021

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3899-1

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