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openSUSE Security Update : libuser (openSUSE-2015-529)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 85186
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
libuser was updated to fix on security issue.The following vulnerability was fixed :
- CVE-2015-3246: local root exploit through passwd file handling (boo#937533)
Solution
Update the affected libuser packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 85186
File Name: openSUSE-2015-529.nasl
Version: 2.13
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 8/4/2015
Updated: 8/26/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.6
Percentile: 98.35
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3246
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuser
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/24/2015
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/9/2026
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Libuser roothelper Privilege Escalation)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-3246
IAVA: 2015-A-0179