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openSUSE Security Update : system-config-printer (openSUSE-2011-89)

high Nessus Plugin ID 74537

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- Add system-config-printer-subprocess-no-shell.patch:
 avoid escaping issues when running commands. Fix bnc#735322.

 - Add system-config-printer-no-openprinting.patch: this disables the feature where PPD drivers can be downloaded from OpenPrinting.org. See discussion in bnc#733542. As a side-effect, this fixes CVE-2011-4405.

Solution

Update the affected system-config-printer packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=733542

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=735322

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74537

File Name: openSUSE-2011-89.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: 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: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer-applet, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-cupshelpers, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer-dbus-service, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:udev-configure-printer, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer-common, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-config-printer-common-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:udev-configure-printer-debuginfo

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/9/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2899, CVE-2011-4405