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SuSE 11 Security Update : systemtap (SAT Patch Number 2579)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 50961
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.Description
This update of systemtab fixes a shell meta character injection vulnerability that allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the stap-server. (CVE-2009-4273)Additionally, a remote denial of service bug in the _getargv() function has been fixed. (CVE-2010-0411)
Solution
Apply SAT patch number 2579.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=574243
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 50961
File Name: suse_11_systemtap-100623.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/2/2010
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:systemtap, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-4273, CVE-2010-0411