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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852529
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for screen (openSUSE-SU-2019:1485-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'screen'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:1485-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'screen'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2019:1485-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for screen fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2015-6806: Fixed a stack overflow due to deep recursion (bsc#944458).

Non-security issue fixed:

- Fixed segmentation faults related to altscreen and resizing screen
(bsc#1130831).

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-2019-1485=1

Affected Software/OS:
'screen' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 42.3.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6806
Debian Security Information: DSA-3352 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3352
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/03/11
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:1485 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00001.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3996-1/
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