openSUSE Security Update : libsnmp15 (libsnmp15-1922)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 44403

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update of net-snmp fixes the following bugs :

- truncated walk of hrSWRunPath (bnc#565586)

- crash when 64-bit counters wrap (bnc#523553)

- unknown host names in snmp traps (bnc#514333)

- sensitive host information disclosure (bnc#475532, CVE-2008-6123)

Solution

Update the affected libsnmp15 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=466805

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=473328

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475532

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=514333

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=523553

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=565586

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 44403

File Name: suse_11_2_libsnmp15-100204.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/7/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp15, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp15-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:snmp-mibs, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-6123

CWE: 20