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openSUSE Security Update : libuser (openSUSE-2015-529)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85186

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

libuser was updated to fix on security issue.

The following vulnerability was fixed :

 - CVE-2015-3246: local root exploit through passwd file handling (boo#937533)

Solution

Update the affected libuser packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=937533

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85186

File Name: openSUSE-2015-529.nasl

Version: 2.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/4/2015

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: Critical

Score: 9.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-python-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2015

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Libuser roothelper Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3246

IAVA: 2015-A-0179