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openSUSE Security Update : libyaml (openSUSE-SU-2014:0272-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75262

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue with libyaml :

 - bnc#860617: Fixed heap based buffer overflow due to integer misuse (CVE-2013-6393)

Solution

Update the affected libyaml packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=860617

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00064.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75262

File Name: openSUSE-2014-150.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-0-2-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-0-2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-devel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-6393

BID: 65258