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openSUSE Security Update : util-linux (openSUSE-2016-1317)

🗓️ 18 Nov 2016 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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openSUSE Security Update for util-linux addressing multiple bugs and a minor security issu

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2016-1317.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(94951);
  script_version("2.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/16");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5011");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE Security Update : util-linux (openSUSE-2016-1317)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"This update for util-linux fixes a number of bugs and one minor
security issue.

The following minor vulnerability was fixed :

  - CVE-2016-5011: Infinite loop DoS in libblkid while
    parsing DOS partition (bsc#988361)

The following bugs were fixed :

  - bsc#987176: When mounting a subfolder of a CIFS share,
    mount -a would show the mount as busy

  - bsc#947494: mount -a would fail to recognize btrfs
    already mounted, address loop re-use in libmount

  - bsc#966891: Conflict in meaning of losetup -L. This
    switch in SLE12 SP1 and SP2 continues to carry the
    meaning of --logical-blocksize instead of upstream
    --nooverlap

  - bsc#994399: Package would trigger conflicts with
    sysvinit-tools

  - bsc#983164: mount uid= and gid= would reject valid non
    UID/GID values

  - bsc#978993: cfdisk would mangle some text output

  - bsc#982331: libmount: ignore redundant slashes

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update
project.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=947494");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=966891");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=978993");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=982331");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=983164");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=987176");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=988361");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=994399");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected util-linux packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5011");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/11/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-debuginfo-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-lang");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd-debuginfo");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2026 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE42\.1)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "42.1", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libblkid-devel-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libblkid1-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libblkid1-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libmount-devel-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libmount1-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libmount1-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libsmartcols-devel-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libsmartcols1-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libsmartcols1-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libuuid-devel-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libuuid1-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"libuuid1-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"python-libmount-2.25-18.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"python-libmount-debuginfo-2.25-18.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"python-libmount-debugsource-2.25-18.2") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-debugsource-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-lang-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-systemd-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-systemd-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"util-linux-systemd-debugsource-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"uuidd-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", reference:"uuidd-debuginfo-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libblkid-devel-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libblkid1-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libmount-devel-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libmount1-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libmount1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libuuid-devel-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libuuid1-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE42.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit-2.25-18.1") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "python-libmount / python-libmount-debuginfo / etc");
}

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