openSUSE Security Update : Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0592-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 75548

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of the openSUSE 11.3 kernel brings the kernel to version 2.6.34.4 and contains a lot of bug and security fixes

CVE-2010-3110: Missing bounds checks in several ioctls of the Novell Client novfs /proc interface allowed unprivileged local users to crash the kernel or even execute code in kernel context.

CVE-2010-2524: a malicious local user could fill the cache used by CIFS do perform dns lookups with chosen data, therefore tricking the kernel into mounting a wrong CIFS server.

CVE-2010-2798: a local user could trigger a NULL derefence on a gfs2 file system

CVE-2010-2537: a local user could overwrite append-only files on a btrfs file system

CVE-2010-2538: a local user could read kernel memory of a btrfs file system

Solution

Update the affected Kernel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 75548

File Name: suse_11_3_Kernel-100824.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-debug, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-debug-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-debug-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-default-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-default-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-desktop, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-desktop-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-desktop-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-ec2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-pae, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-pae-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-pae-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-source-vanilla, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-syms, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-trace, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-trace-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-trace-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-vanilla, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-vanilla-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-vanilla-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-vmi-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-xen, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-xen-base, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:kernel-xen-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:preload-kmp-default, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:preload-kmp-desktop, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/24/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2524, CVE-2010-2537, CVE-2010-2538, CVE-2010-2798, CVE-2010-3110

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