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openSUSE Security Update : util-linux (openSUSE-2015-702)

low Nessus Plugin ID 86737

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

util-linux was updated to fix one security issue.

This security issue was fixed :

 - CVE-2015-5218: Prevent colcrt buffer overflow (bsc#949754).

This non-security issue was fixed :

 - bsc#903440: Calendar 'cal' crash with segmentation fault when execute in background.

Solution

Update the affected util-linux packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=903440

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=949754

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 86737

File Name: openSUSE-2015-702.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/5/2015

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: Low

Base Score: 2.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5218