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SuSE 11.3 Security Update : libevent (SAT Patch Number 9824)

high Nessus Plugin ID 78253

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Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a buffer overflow in the buffered event handling in libevent. (CVE-2014-6272)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9824.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=897243

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6272.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 78253

File Name: suse_11_libevent-141006.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/11/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libevent-1_4-2

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6272