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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : ecryptfs-utils (SAT Patch Number 4956)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55827

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update of ecryptfs-utils fixes several security problems :

 - Race condition when checking mountpoint during mount.
 (CVE-2011-1831)

 - Race condition when checking mountpoint during unmount.
 (CVE-2011-1832)

 - Race condition when checking source during mount.
 (CVE-2011-1833)

 - Improper mtab handling allowing corruption due to resource limits, signals, etc. (CVE-2011-1834)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4956.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709771

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1831.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1832.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1833.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1834.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1835.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1836.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1837.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55827

File Name: suse_11_ecryptfs-utils-110804.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 5.9

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:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ecryptfs-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:ecryptfs-utils-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-1831, CVE-2011-1832, CVE-2011-1833, CVE-2011-1834, CVE-2011-1835, CVE-2011-1836, CVE-2011-1837