openSUSE Security Update : libyaml (openSUSE-SU-2014:1625-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 79998

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This libyaml update fixes the following security issue :

- bnc#907809: assert failure when processing wrapped strings (CVE-2014-9130)

Solution

Update the affected libyaml packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=907809

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00047.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 79998

File Name: openSUSE-2014-765.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/15/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-0-2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-0-2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libyaml-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 12/3/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9130