Detections
Analytics
openSUSE 10 Security Update : opensuse-updater (opensuse-updater-5262)
high Nessus Plugin ID 32454
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update fixes a symlink problem and two off-by-one vulnerabilities. The overflows can be considered no security problem but the symlink flaw could be used by local users to gain unauthorized access to information (like passwords).Solution
Update the affected opensuse-updater package.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 32454
File Name: suse_opensuse-updater-5262.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 5/28/2008
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:opensuse-updater
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2008