openSUSE Security Update : libpython2_6-1_0 (openSUSE-SU-2010:1049-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 53756

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- a race condition in the accept() implementation of smtpd.py could lead to a denial of service (CVE-2010-3493).

- integer overflows and insufficient size checks could crash the audioop module (CVE-2010-2089, CVE-2010-1634).

Solution

Update the affected libpython2_6-1_0 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609759

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609761

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=638233

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-12/msg00027.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 53756

File Name: suse_11_2_libpython2_6-1_0-101028.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/5/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-xml, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-gdbm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-demo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_6-1_0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-curses, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-idle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpython2_6-1_0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-tk

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1634, CVE-2010-2089, CVE-2010-3493