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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : clamav (SUSE-SU-2017:1763-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 101222

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for clamav fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2012-6706: Fixed an arbitrary memory write in VMSF_DELTA filter in libclamunrar (bsc#1045490) Non security issue fixed :

 - Fix permissions of /var/spool/amavis. (bsc#815106)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-clamav-13190=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:zypper in -t patch slessp3-clamav-13190=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:zypper in -t patch sleposp3-clamav-13190=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-clamav-13190=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP3:zypper in -t patch dbgsp3-clamav-13190=1

To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045490

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815106

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6706/

http://www.nessus.org/u?7b7fb5ce

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 101222

File Name: suse_SU-2017-1763-1.nasl

Version: 3.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/5/2017

Updated: 12/12/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-6706

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:clamav

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/22/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-6706