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openSUSE Security Update : coreutils (openSUSE-SU-2011:1014-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75803

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue :

 - 697897: coreutils: when running 'su -c' to execute commands as different user the target user could inject command back into the calling user's terminal via the TIOCSTI ioctl.

Solution

Update the affected coreutils packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697897

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-09/msg00008.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75803

File Name: suse_11_4_coreutils-110630.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:coreutils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:coreutils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:coreutils-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:coreutils-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2011