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SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : libvdpau (SUSE-SU-2015:1892-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 86752
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
libvdpau was updated to use secure_getenv() instead of getenv() for several variables so it can be more safely used in setuid applications.- CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau: incorrect check for security transition (bnc#943967)
- CVE-2015-5199: libvdpau: directory traversal in dlopen (bnc#943968)
- CVE-2015-5200: libvdpau: vulnerability in trace functionality (bnc#943969)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-WE-12-2015-788=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2015-788=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-788=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-788=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=943967
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=943968
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=943969
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5198/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5199/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 86752
File Name: suse_SU-2015-1892-1.nasl
Version: 2.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 11/5/2015
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libvdpau-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libvdpau1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libvdpau1-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12
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: 9/2/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2015