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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : smt, yast2-smt (SUSE-SU-2018:2898-2)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 118295
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for yast2-smt to 3.0.14 and smt to 3.0.37 fixes the following issues :These security issues were fixed in SMT :
CVE-2018-12471: Xml External Entity processing in the RegistrationSharing modules allowed to read arbitrary file read (bsc#1103809).
CVE-2018-12470: SQL injection in RegistrationSharing module allows remote attackers to run arbitrary SQL statements (bsc#1103810).
CVE-2018-12472: Authentication bypass in sibling check facilitated further attacks on SMT (bsc#1104076).
SUSE would like to thank Jake Miller for reporting these issues to us.
These non-security issues were fixed in SMT: Fix cron jobs randomization (bsc#1097560)
Fix duplicate migration paths (bsc#1097824)
This non-security issue was fixed in yast2-smt: Remove cron job rescheduling (bsc#1097560)
Added missing translation marks (bsc#1037811)
Explicitly mention 'Organization Credentials' (fate#321759)
Rearrange the SMT set-up dialog (bsc#977043)
Make the Filter button default (bsc#1006984)
Prevent exiting the repo selection dialog via hitting Enter in the repository filter (bsc#1006984)
report when error occurs during repo mirroring (bsc#1006989)
Use TextEntry-based filter for repos (fate#319777)
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE 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 :
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-2056=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006984
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1006989
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1037811
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097560
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1097824
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1103809
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1103810
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1104076
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977043
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12470/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12471/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 118295
File Name: suse_SU-2018-2898-2.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/22/2018
Updated: 2/4/2022
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12470
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:res-signingkeys, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:smt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:smt, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:smt-support, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:smt-debugsource
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2018