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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2019:0126-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 121296
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for openssh fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
CVE-2018-20685: Fixed an issue where scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypass intended access restrictions (bsc#1121571)
CVE-2019-6109: Fixed an issue where the scp client would allow malicious remote SSH servers to manipulate terminal output via the object name, e.g. by inserting ANSI escape sequences (bsc#1121816)
CVE-2019-6110: Fixed an issue where the scp client would allow malicious remote SSH servers to manipulate stderr output, e.g. by inserting ANSI escape sequences (bsc#1121818)
CVE-2019-6111: Fixed an issue where the scp client would allow malicious remote SSH servers to execute directory traversal attacks and overwrite files (bsc#1121821)
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 Server Applications 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-126=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-126=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-126=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-126=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121571
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121816
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121818
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1121821
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20685/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6109/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6110/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 121296
File Name: suse_SU-2019-0126-1.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/22/2019
Updated: 5/24/2022
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.1
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6111
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6110
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-helpers, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-fips, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-cavs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-helpers-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-askpass-gnome, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:openssh-cavs-debuginfo, 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: 1/18/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-20685, CVE-2019-6109, CVE-2019-6110, CVE-2019-6111