openSUSE Security Update : libcap (openSUSE-SU-2011:1259-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75571

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

capsh did not chdir('/') after calling chroot(). Programs could therefore access the current directory outside of the chroot (CVE-2011-4099).

Solution

Update the affected libcap packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75571

File Name: suse_11_3_libcap-111104.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

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: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap-progs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcap2-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/4/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4099

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