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SUSE SLED12: libIlmImf-Imf_2_1-21 / libIlmImf-Imf_2_1-21-32bit / openexr / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:2159-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 151101

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2159-1 advisory.

 - Fixed CVE-2021-3479 [bsc#1184354]: Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer
 - Fixed CVE-2021-3605 [bsc#1187395]: Heap buffer overflow in the rleUncompress function
 - Fixed CVE-2021-3598 [bsc#1187310]: Heap buffer overflow in Imf_3_1:CharPtrIO:readChars

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libIlmImf-Imf_2_1-21, libIlmImf-Imf_2_1-21-32bit, openexr and / or openexr-devel packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1184354

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187310

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187395

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3479

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3598

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3605

http://www.nessus.org/u?71a5ecf5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 151101

File Name: suse_SU-2021-2159-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/28/2021

Updated: 6/25/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3605

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openexr-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openexr, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libilmimf-imf_2_1-21, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libilmimf-imf_2_1-21-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 6/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3479, CVE-2021-3598, CVE-2021-3605

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:2159-1