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openSUSE Security Update : gnuhealth (openSUSE-2020-490)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 135385

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for gnuhealth fixes the following issues :

 - Fixed a local privilege escalation in gnuhealth-control, use of static tmp file/http transport (bsc#1167126)

 - Fixed a local DoS of backup functionality in gnuhealth-control due to use of static tmp files (bsc#1167128)

Solution

Update the affected gnuhealth package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167126

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167128

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 135385

File Name: openSUSE-2020-490.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/10/2020

Updated: 4/10/2020

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnuhealth, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2020