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openSUSE Security Update : libnettle (openSUSE-2016-211)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 88771
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for libnettle fixes the following issues :- CVE-2015-8803: secp256 calculation bug (boo#964845)
- CVE-2015-8804: Miscalculations on secp384 curve (boo#964847)
- CVE-2015-8805: Fixed miscomputation bugs in secp-256r1 modulo functions. (boo#964849)
Solution
Update the affected libnettle packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=964845
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 88771
File Name: openSUSE-2016-211.nasl
Version: 2.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/17/2016
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle4-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nettle, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed2-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libhogweed2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle4-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libnettle4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:nettle-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2016