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SUSE SLED15: git / git-arch / git-core / git-credential-gnome-keyring / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3931-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167347

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3931-1 advisory.

 - CVE-2022-39260: Fixed overflow in split_cmdline() (bsc#1204456).
 - CVE-2022-39253: Fixed dereference issue with symbolic links via the `--local` clone mechanism (bsc#1204455).

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.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204455

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1204456

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-39253

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-39260

http://www.nessus.org/u?567c0179

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167347

File Name: suse_SU-2022-3931-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/13/2022

Updated: 6/25/2026

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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-39260

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-email, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gitk, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-arch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-svn

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: 11/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-39253, CVE-2022-39260

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:3931-1