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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ovmf (SUSE-SU-2019:0581-1)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 122775
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed :
CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820).
CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821).
CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822).
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-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-581=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-581=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127820
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127821
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1127822
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12178/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12180/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 122775
File Name: suse_SU-2019-0581-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 3/12/2019
Updated: 5/23/2022
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-3630
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12178
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ovmf-tools, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ovmf
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: 3/11/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019