SuSE 11.3 Security Update : nagios-plugins (SAT Patch Number 9830)

low Nessus Plugin ID 78856

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This security update fixes the following issues :

- Removed the requirement for root access from plugins-root/check_icmp.c and plugins-root/check_icmp.c.
The necessary capabilities(7) were added to the README file.

- Fixed array out of bounds issue in plugins-root/check_dhcp.c.

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 9830.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885205

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885207

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4701.html

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4702.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 78856

File Name: suse_11_nagios-plugins-141002.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/4/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:nagios-plugins, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:nagios-plugins-extras, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4701, CVE-2014-4702