SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : podofo (SUSE-SU-2024:2287-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 201880

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2287-1 advisory.

- PdfEncrypt: Validate more encrypt dictionary parameters (bsc#1213720)
- PdfXRefStreamParserObject: Fixed handling of invalid XRef stream entries (bsc#1213720)
- Drop unused backup sources to clean up the compile env (bsc#1213720)

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 libpodofo-devel and / or libpodofo0_9_2 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1213720

http://www.nessus.org/u?654a1b6e

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 201880

File Name: suse_SU-2024-2287-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/4/2024

Updated: 7/4/2024

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpodofo0_9_2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpodofo-devel

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: 7/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/3/2024

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:2287-1