SuSE 11.2 Security Update : dbus-1 (SAT Patch Number 6733)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64121

Synopsis

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

Description

This update fixes a vulnerability in the DBUS auto-launching feature that allowed local users to execute arbitrary programs as root.
CVE-2012-3524 has been assigned to this issue.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 6733.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697105

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=764047

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3524.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64121

File Name: suse_11_dbus-1-120829.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:dbus-1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:dbus-1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:dbus-1-x11, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2012

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3524