openSUSE Security Update : wpa_supplicant (openSUSE-SU-2014:1314-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78636

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

- add 0001-Add-os_exec-helper-to-run-external-programs.patch

- add 0002-wpa_cli-Use-os_exec-for-action-script-execution.pat ch

- fixing CVE-2014-3686 (bnc#900611) trying to abuse the action scripts in wpa_cli

Solution

Update the affected wpa_supplicant packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78636

File Name: openSUSE-2014-599.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/23/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 6.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-gui-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wpa_supplicant-gui

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3686

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