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SUSE SLED11 Security Update : tidy (SUSE-SU-2015:1525-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 85904

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update fixes two heap-based buffer overflows in tidy/libtidy.
These vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors involving a command character in an href. (CVE-2015-5522, CVE-2015-5523)

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Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch sdksp4-tidy-12080=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP3 :

zypper in -t patch sdksp3-tidy-12080=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch sledsp4-tidy-12080=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP3 :

zypper in -t patch sledsp3-tidy-12080=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 :

zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-tidy-12080=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=933588

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5522/

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5523/

http://www.nessus.org/u?e66978a0

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 85904

File Name: suse_SU-2015-1525-1.nasl

Version: 2.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/11/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libtidy, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5522, CVE-2015-5523

BID: 75037