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SUSE SLES11 Security Update : gtk2 (SUSE-SU-2018:0467-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106900

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update for gtk2 fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed :

 - Add checks for multiplications at several locations to avoid mishandling memory. This allowed attackers to cause DoS or potentially RCE (bsc#1053417).

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 Software Development Kit 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch sdksp4-gtk2-13473=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch slessp4-gtk2-13473=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-gtk2-13473=1

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

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1053417

http://www.nessus.org/u?1da874e2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106900

File Name: suse_SU-2018-0467-1.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/20/2018

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: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gtk2

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

Patch Publication Date: 2/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2018