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openSUSE Security Update : gnutls (openSUSE-2021-470)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 148148

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for gnutls fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2021-20232: Fixed a use after free issue which could have led to memory corruption and other potential consequences (bsc#1183456).

 - CVE-2021-20231: Fixed a use after free issue which could have led to memory corruption and other potential consequences (bsc#1183457).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected gnutls packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1183456

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1183457

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 148148

File Name: openSUSE-2021-470.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2021

Updated: 1/8/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnutls, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnutls-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnutls-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnutls-guile, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnutls-guile-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls-dane-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls-dane0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls-dane0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30-hmac, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutls30-hmac-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutlsxx-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutlsxx28, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libgnutlsxx28-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20231, CVE-2021-20232