SuSE 11.1 Security Update : GnuTLS (SAT Patch Number 5684)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 57696

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for GnuTLS provides the following fixes :

- Fix typo in patch for gnutls-cli that can cause a crash.
(bnc#659907)

- Fix Buffer overflow in the gnutls_session_get_data function in lib/gnutls_session.c , when used on a client that performs nonstandard session resumption, allows remote TLS servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large SessionTicket.
(CVE-2011-4128)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 5684.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=659907

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729486

http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4128.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 57696

File Name: suse_11_gnutls-120123.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/26/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libgnutls26, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:libgnutls26-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4128