openSUSE Security Update : rsh (rsh-182)

high Nessus Plugin ID 40120

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

in.rexecd was not using the system wide limits, potentially allowing remote rexec users to exhaust all system resources.

This patch fixes it.

Solution

Update the affected rsh packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=422442

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40120

File Name: suse_11_0_rsh-080905.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2009

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:rsh, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:rsh-server, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.0

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2008