SUSE SLES15 Security Update : openssl-1_1-livepatches (SUSE-SU-2024:2271-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 201329

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:2271-1 advisory.

- CVE-2024-4741: Fixed a use-after-free with SSL_free_buffers. (bsc#1225551)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security 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 openssl-1_1-livepatches package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1224458

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1225552

http://www.nessus.org/u?d1b2537f

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4741

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 201329

File Name: suse_SU-2024-2271-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/3/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

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: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-4741

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssl-1_1-livepatches, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 7/2/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/16/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-4741

IAVB: 2024-B-0087-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:2271-1