SuSE 11.2 Security Update : OpenSSH (SAT Patch Number 8078)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69375

Synopsis

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

Description

This update for OpenSSH provides the following fixes :

- Implement remote denial of service hardening.
(bnc#802639, CVE-2010-5107)

- Use only FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms when FIPS mode is detected. (bnc#755505, bnc#821039)

- Do not link OpenSSH binaries with LDAP libraries.
(bnc#826906)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 8078.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755505

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802639

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=821039

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=826906

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-5107.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69375

File Name: suse_11_openssh-130716.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/16/2013

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: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:openssh-askpass

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-5107