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openSUSE Security Update : cpio (openSUSE-2017-209)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 97006

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for cpio fixes two issues.

This security issue was fixed :

 - CVE-2016-2037: The cpio_safer_name_suffix function in util.c in cpio allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted cpio file (bsc#963448).

This non-security issue was fixed :

 - bsc#1020108: Always use 32 bit CRC to prevent checksum errors for files greater than 32MB

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected cpio packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1020108

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=963448

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 97006

File Name: openSUSE-2017-209.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/6/2017

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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cpio-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cpio, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cpio-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cpio-lang

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2037