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openSUSE Security Update : logrotate (openSUSE-SU-2011:0536-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 75942
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for logrotate provides the following fixes :dbg114-logrotate-4580 logrotate-4580 new_updateinfo The shred_file function in logrotate might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name (CVE-2011-1154) (bnc#679661)
dbg114-logrotate-4580 logrotate-4580 new_updateinfo Race condition in the createOutputFile function in logrotate allows local users to read log data by opening a file before the intended permissions are in place (CVE-2011-1098) (bnc#677336)
dbg114-logrotate-4580 logrotate-4580 new_updateinfo The writeState function in logrotate might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (rotation outage) via a (1) n (newline) or (2) (backslash) character in a log filename, as demonstrated by a filename that is automatically constructed on the basis of a hostname or virtual machine name (CVE-2011-1155) (bnc#679662)
Solution
Update the affected logrotate packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679661
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=679662
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-05/msg00055.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 75942
File Name: suse_11_4_logrotate-110518.nasl
Version: 1.5
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: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:logrotate, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:logrotate-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:logrotate-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2011