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SuSE 10 Security Update : dbus (ZYPP Patch Number 5969)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 41500

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

The dbus package used a too permissive configuration. Therefore intended access control for some services was not applied.
(CVE-2008-4311)

The new configuration denies access by default. Some dbus services may break due to this setting and need an updated configuration as well.

Solution

Apply ZYPP patch number 5969.

See Also

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4311.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 41500

File Name: suse_dbus-1-5969.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/24/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-4311

CWE: 16