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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : net-snmp (SUSE-SU-2018:3333-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 120141

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

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)

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 Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2396=1

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1027353

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081164

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102775

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1111122

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18065/

http://www.nessus.org/u?b06a53cf

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 120141

File Name: suse_SU-2018-3333-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/2/2019

Updated: 7/10/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless 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:suse_linux:perl-snmp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:snmp-mibs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsnmp30-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsnmp30, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:net-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:net-snmp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:perl-snmp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:net-snmp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:net-snmp-devel, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 10/23/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18065