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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : libdb-4_5 (SUSE-SU-2018:0409-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 106746
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for libdb-4_5 fixes the following issues :- A DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory allowed local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application using libdb-4_8. (bsc#1043886)
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 Studio Onsite 1.3:zypper in -t patch slestso13-libdb-4_5-13459=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libdb-4_5-13459=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 106746
File Name: suse_SU-2018-0409-1.nasl
Version: 3.5
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 2/12/2018
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libdb, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:db-utils-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:db-doc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libdb-4_5, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:db-utils
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 2/9/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/9/2018