openSUSE Security Update : glibc (openSUSE-2015-544)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85433

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

glibc was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

- CVE-2014-4043: The posix_spawn_file_actions_addopen function in glibc did not copy its path argument in accordance with the POSIX specification, which allowed context-dependent attackers to trigger use-after-free vulnerabilities (bsc#882600).

Solution

Update the affected glibc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85433

File Name: openSUSE-2015-544.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/17/2015

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:glibc-i18ndata, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-locale-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-extra-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-extra, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-obsolete, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-profile, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nscd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-locale, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-obsolete-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-html, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-info, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-devel-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nscd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:glibc-devel-static

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4043

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