openSUSE Security Update : curl (openSUSE-2016-1043)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93334

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for curl fixes the following issues :

- fixing a performance regression with FTP (boo#991746)

- TLS session resumption client cert bypass (boo#991389, CVE-2016-5419)

- Re-using connections with wrong client cert (boo#991390, CVE-2016-5420)

- use of connection struct after free (boo#991391, CVE-2016-5421)

Solution

Update the affected curl packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=991389

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=991390

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=991391

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=991746

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93334

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1043.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/6/2016

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl-devel-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:curl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libcurl4-debuginfo-32bit

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5419, CVE-2016-5420, CVE-2016-5421