openSUSE Security Update : fail2ban (openSUSE-SU-2011:1175-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 75827

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

fail2ban IP used insecure temporary files when unbanning an IP address (CVE-2009-5023).

Solution

Update the affected fail2ban package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=690853

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-10/msg00028.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 75827

File Name: suse_11_4_fail2ban-111019.nasl

Version: 1.6

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:fail2ban, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-5023