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openSUSE Security Update : GNU parallel (openSUSE-2015-388)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83913

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

GNU parallel was updated to 20150522 to complete a fix one security issue and augment a fix for another.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed :

 - The security issue for --sshlogin + --fifo/--cat has been fixed.

 - After further security analysis the issue fixed in 20150422 also fixed the problem for --tmux.

Solution

Update the affected GNU parallel package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=932143

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83913

File Name: openSUSE-2015-388.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/1/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:gnu_parallel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2015