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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : libcap (SAT Patch Number 5380)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57113

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Synopsis

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

Description

The following bug has been fixed :

 - capsh did not chdir('/') after calling chroot().
 Programs could therefore access the current directory outside of the chroot. (CVE-2011-4099)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5380.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=727715

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4099.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57113

File Name: suse_11_libcap-111105.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/13/2011

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

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:libcap2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcap2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libcap-progs

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4099