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Debian DSA-2383-1 : super - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57523

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Robert Luberda discovered a buffer overflow in the syslog logging code of Super, a tool to execute scripts (or other commands) as if they were root. The default Debian configuration is not affected.

Solution

Upgrade the super packages.

For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 3.30.0-2+lenny1. Due to a technical limitation in the Debian archive scripts this update cannot be released synchronously with the stable update. It will be available shortly.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.30.0-3+squeeze1.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/super

https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2383

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57523

File Name: debian_DSA-2383.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/12/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:super, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2776

DSA: 2383