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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : bluez (SUSE-SU-2019:0841-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123673

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update for bluez fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

CVE-2016-9918: Fixed a out-of-bound read in the packet_hexdump function (bsc#1015173)

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 the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-2019-841=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-841=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-841=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-841=1

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1015173

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9918/

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f5bd619

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123673

File Name: suse_SU-2019-0841-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/3/2019

Updated: 1/13/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez-test, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:bluez-test-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libbluetooth3, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libbluetooth3-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/8/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9918