openSUSE Security Update : ed (openSUSE-SU-2011:0017-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 53710

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The previous ed security update fixing commandline overflow issues caused ed without any arguments to crash. This is fixed by this update.

- #661417: updated /bin/ed - segmentation violation

Solution

Update the affected ed package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=661417

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-01/msg00007.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 53710

File Name: suse_11_2_ed-110107.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/5/2011

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:ed, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/7/2011