SUSE-SU-2015:1892-1

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    SUSE-SU-2015:1892-1

    Published: 2 Sept 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for libvdpau

    Details: 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)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20151892-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/943967, https://bugzilla.suse.com/943968, https://bugzilla.suse.com/943969, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5198, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5199, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5200

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libvdpau

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/libvdpau&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.8-3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High