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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : patch (SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 161833

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1 advisory.

 - A double free exists in the another_hunk function in pch.c in GNU patch through 2.7.6. (CVE-2018-6952)

 - In GNU patch through 2.7.6, the following of symlinks is mishandled in certain cases other than input files. This affects inp.c and util.c. (CVE-2019-13636)

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

Solution

Update the affected patch package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080985

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1092500

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142041

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198106

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6952

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13636

http://www.nessus.org/u?e973d51b

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 161833

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1932-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/4/2022

Updated: 7/14/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-13636

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:patch

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6952, CVE-2019-13636

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1932-1