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SUSE: CVE-2016-6254: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-6254: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/19/2016
Created
02/10/2022
Added
02/04/2022
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before 5.4.3 and 5.x before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-collectd
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-connectivity
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-dbi
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-ipmi
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-java
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-lua
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-mcelog
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-memcachec
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-mysql
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-notify-desktop
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-nut
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-openldap
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-ovs
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-pcie
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-pinba
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-postgresql
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-procevent
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-python3
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-smart
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-snmp
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-synproxy
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-sysevent
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-uptime
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-virt
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-write_stackdriver
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugin-write_syslog
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-plugins-all
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-spamassassin
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-web
  • suse-upgrade-collectd-web-js
  • suse-upgrade-libcollectdclient-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libcollectdclient1

References

  • SUSE-SU-2016:2187-1
  • DLA-575-1
  • DSA-3636
  • CVE-2016-6254

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