openSUSE Security Update : emacs (openSUSE-SU-2014:1460-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 79368

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

emacs was updated to fix four security issues.

These security issues were fixed :

- Avoid unsecure usage of temporary files (CVE-2014-3421).

- Avoid unsecure usage of temporary files (CVE-2014-3422).

- Avoid unsecure usage of temporary files (CVE-2014-3423).

- Avoid unsecure usage of temporary files (CVE-2014-3424).

Solution

Update the affected emacs packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=876847

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00080.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 79368

File Name: openSUSE-2014-692.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/21/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-x11-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:etags, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:etags-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-x11, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-el, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-info, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-nox-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-nox, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:emacs

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3421, CVE-2014-3422, CVE-2014-3423, CVE-2014-3424