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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : guestfs (SAT Patch Number 8465)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70758

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Synopsis

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

Description

A predictable socketname in the guestfish commandline tool could be used by a local attacker to gain access to guestfish sessions of other users on the same system. (CVE-2013-4419)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 8465.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=845720

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4419.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70758

File Name: suse_11_guestfs-data-131024.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2013

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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:guestfs-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:guestfsd, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libguestfs0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:guestfs-data

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4419