openSUSE Security Update : libvdpau (openSUSE-2015-576)

high Nessus Plugin ID 85926

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

libvdpau was updated to use secure_getenv() instead of getenv() for several variables so it can be more safely used in setuid applications.

- CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau: incorrect check for security transition (bnc#943967)

- CVE-2015-5199: libvdpau: directory traversal in dlopen (bnc#943968)

- CVE-2015-5200: libvdpau: vulnerability in trace functionality (bnc#943969)

Solution

Update the affected libvdpau packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=943967

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=943968

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=943969

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85926

File Name: openSUSE-2015-576.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/14/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau1-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau_trace1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau_trace1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau_trace1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvdpau_trace1-debuginfo-32bit, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:13.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5198, CVE-2015-5199, CVE-2015-5200