openSUSE 10 Security Update : yast2-core (yast2-core-4634)

high Nessus Plugin ID 28180

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a security bug in yast2-core that allowed local attackers to provide malicious yast2 modules to yast2 that are executed with root privileges. To trigger this vulnerability root has to execute yast2 in an untrusted directory (i.e. /tmp). Thanks to Stefan Nordhausen for reporting this to us.

Solution

Update the affected yast2-core packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28180

File Name: suse_yast2-core-4634.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/12/2007

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:yast2-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:yast2-core-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2007