SuSE 11.1 Security Update : GnuTLS (SAT Patch Number 5684)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57696

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update for GnuTLS provides the following fixes :

- Fix typo in patch for gnutls-cli that can cause a crash.
(bnc#659907)

- Fix Buffer overflow in the gnutls_session_get_data function in lib/gnutls_session.c , when used on a client that performs nonstandard session resumption, allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large SessionTicket.
(CVE-2011-4128)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5684.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57696

File Name: suse_11_gnutls-120123.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/26/2012

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: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libgnutls26-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libgnutls26, 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: 1/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4128

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