openSUSE Security Update : patch (openSUSE-SU-2015:0199-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 81156

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes the following security issue :

+ Security fix for a directory traversal flaw when handling git-style patches. This could allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files by applying a specially crafted patch. [boo#913678] [CVE-2015-1196]

This update fixes the following issues :

+ When a file isn't being deleted because the file contents don't match the patch, the resulting message is now 'Not deleting file ... as content differs from patch' instead of 'File ... is not empty after patch;
not deleting'.

+ Function names in hunks (from diff -p) are now preserved in reject files [boo#904519]

Solution

Update the affected patch packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=904519

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=913678

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00013.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 81156

File Name: openSUSE-2015-98.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/4/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:patch, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:patch-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:patch-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1196