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openSUSE Security Update : screen (openSUSE-2019-1485)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 125670

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for screen fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

 - CVE-2015-6806: Fixed a stack overflow due to deep recursion (bsc#944458).

Non-security issue fixed :

 - Fixed segmentation faults related to altscreen and resizing screen (bsc#1130831).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected screen packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1130831

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=944458

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 125670

File Name: openSUSE-2019-1485.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/3/2019

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: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:screen, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:screen-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:screen-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6806