openSUSE Security Update : radvd (openSUSE-SU-2011:1247-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 76008

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of radvd fixes the following security flaws :

- arbitrary file overwrite flaw through unsanitized interface names (CVE-2011-3602),

- missing return value checks in privsep_init() which could cause radvd to keep running with root privileges (CVE-2011-3603),

- buffer overread flaws in the process_ra() function (CVE-2011-3604),

- temporary denial of service flaw triggered with a flood of ND_ROUTER_SOLICIT (CVE-2011-3605)

Solution

Update the affected radvd packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76008

File Name: suse_11_4_radvd-111021.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:radvd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:radvd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:radvd-debugsource, 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: 10/21/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3601, CVE-2011-3602, CVE-2011-3603, CVE-2011-3604, CVE-2011-3605

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