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openSUSE Security Update : libcap-ng (openSUSE-SU-2014:0736-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75379

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

Besides other enhancements, this version update contains :

 - fix for CVE-2014-3215 (bnc#876832)

 - use PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS to prevent gain of new privileges

 - added libcap-ng-CVE-2014-3215.patch

Solution

Update the affected libcap-ng packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=876832

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-05/msg00084.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75379

File Name: openSUSE-2014-401.nasl

Version: 1.4

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng0-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-capng-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng0, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-capng, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng-utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-ng-python-debugsource

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: 5/21/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3215

BID: 67341