SUSE SLED15: libpcre1 / libpcre1-32bit / libpcre16-0 / libpcrecpp0 / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3529-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 154651

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3529-1 advisory.

Update pcre to version 8.45:

- CVE-2020-14155: Fixed integer overflow via a large number after a '(?C' substring (bsc#1172974).
- CVE-2019-20838: Fixed buffer over-read in JIT compiler (bsc#1172973)

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154651

File Name: suse_SU-2021-3529-1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/28/2021

Updated: 6/26/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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 Score Source: CVE-2020-14155

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-20838

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcre1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pcre-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcre1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcre16-0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pcre-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcrecpp0-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcreposix0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpcrecpp0, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 10/27/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-20838, CVE-2020-14155

IAVA: 2021-A-0058

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3529-1

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