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openSUSE Security Update : diffoscope (openSUSE-2018-19)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 105740

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for diffoscope to version 85 fixes one issues.

This security issue was fixed :

 - CVE-2017-0359: Prevent write to arbitrary locations (boo#1025086).

For other changes please see the GIT log.

Solution

Update the affected diffoscope package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1025086

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 105740

File Name: openSUSE-2018-19.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/11/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:diffoscope, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-0359