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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : policycoreutils (SUSE-SU-2017:0339-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 96924
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for policycoreutils fixes the following issues :- CVE-2016-7545: nonpriv session can escape to parent [bsc#1000998]
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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 Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-policycoreutils-12963=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-policycoreutils-12963=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1000998
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 96924
File Name: suse_SU-2017-0339-1.nasl
Version: 3.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/1/2017
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.3
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
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:policycoreutils
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: 1/31/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/19/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-7545