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openSUSE Security Update : net-snmp (openSUSE-2018-1313)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118485

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for net-snmp fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

 - CVE-2018-18065: _set_key in agent/helpers/table_container.c had a NULL pointer Exception bug that can be used by an authenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.
 (bsc#1111122)

Non-security issues fixed :

 - swintst_rpm: Protect against unspecified Group name (bsc#1102775)

 - Add tsm and tlstm MIBs and the USM security module.
 (bsc#1081164)

 - Fix agentx freezing on timeout (bsc#1027353)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected net-snmp packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1027353

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1081164

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1102775

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1111122

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118485

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1313.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/29/2018

Updated: 7/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18065

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-snmp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp30-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-python, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp30-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:snmp-mibs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-python-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp30, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:perl-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsnmp30-debuginfo-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:net-snmp-devel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/26/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18065