openSUSE Security Update : libyaml (openSUSE-SU-2014:0500-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75319

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

libyaml was updated to fix a heap overflow during parsing.

Solution

Update the affected libyaml packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868944

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-04/msg00022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75319

File Name: openSUSE-2014-281.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/28/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2525