openSUSE Security Update : libssh (openSUSE-SU-2014:0366-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 75290

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

libssh was updated to fix a random generator reseeding issue when forking multiple servers. Forking multiple servers might under some circumstances get them the same random seed state.

Solution

Update the affected libssh packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=866278

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00036.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 75290

File Name: openSUSE-2014-208.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh4-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libssh4-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.3, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-0017