openSUSE: Security Advisory for ocaml (openSUSE-SU-2018:1561-1)
🗓️ 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the `caml_ba_deserialize` function in the byterun/bigarray.c file, a programming language in OCaml. This function allows attackers to access confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures. | 21 Mar 202100:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| Ocaml Integer Overflow Vulnerability | 8 Apr 201800:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2018-9838 | 6 Apr 201818:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2018-9838 | 6 Apr 201818:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2018-9838 | 6 Apr 201818:00 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2018-21432 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| GLSA-202007-48 : OCaml: Arbitrary code execution | 27 Jul 202000:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-391) | 24 Apr 201800:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : ocaml (openSUSE-2018-559) | 6 Jun 201800:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 6 : ocaml (Unpatched Vulnerability) | 11 May 202400:00 | – | nessus |
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851777");
script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-06-07 05:47:55 +0200 (Thu, 07 Jun 2018)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-9838");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-07-27 03:15:00 +0000 (Mon, 27 Jul 2020)");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for ocaml (openSUSE-SU-2018:1561-1)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ocaml'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for ocaml fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2018-9838: The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in
the standard library had an integer overflow which, in situations where
marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly
execute arbitrary code via a crafted object. [bsc#1088591]
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 42.3:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-559=1");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ocaml on openSUSE Leap 42.3");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");
script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:1561-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-06/msg00006.html");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap42\.3");
exit(0);
}
include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");
release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
exit(0);
res = "";
report = "";
if(release == "openSUSELeap42.3") {
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml", rpm:"ocaml~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-compiler-libs", rpm:"ocaml-compiler-libs~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-compiler-libs-devel", rpm:"ocaml-compiler-libs-devel~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-debuginfo", rpm:"ocaml-debuginfo~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-debugsource", rpm:"ocaml-debugsource~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-docs", rpm:"ocaml-docs~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-emacs", rpm:"ocaml-emacs~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-ocamldoc", rpm:"ocaml-ocamldoc~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo", rpm:"ocaml-ocamldoc-debuginfo~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-rpm-macros", rpm:"ocaml-rpm-macros~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-runtime", rpm:"ocaml-runtime~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-runtime-debuginfo", rpm:"ocaml-runtime-debuginfo~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-source", rpm:"ocaml-source~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ocaml-x11", rpm:"ocaml-x11~4.03.0~4.6.1", rls:"openSUSELeap42.3"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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