SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (x86_64) (ZYPP Patch Number 6929)
high Nessus Plugin ID 59146
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Synopsis
The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch.Description
This update fixes lots of bugs and some security issues in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 3 kernel.- A stack-based buffer overflow in the HFS subsystem of the Linux kernel allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via a crafted Hierarchical File System (HFS) filesystem, related to the hfs_readdir() function in fs/hfs/dir.c. CVE-2010-0410: The connector netlink driver (drivers/connector/connector.c) of the Linux kernel allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) by sending the kernel many NETLINK_CONNECTOR messages.
CVE-2009-3556: A configuration value in the qla2xxx driver of the Linux kernel when N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) hardware is used, sets world-writable permissions for the vport_create and vport_delete files under /sys/class/scsi_host/, which allows local users to make arbitrary changes to SCSI host attributes by modifying these files. (CVE-2009-4020)
Solution
Apply ZYPP patch number 6929.See Also
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-3556.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59146
File Name: suse_kernel-6929.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 5/17/2012
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Patch Publication Date: 3/16/2010