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openSUSE Security Update : util-linux (openSUSE-2019-565)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123244

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for util-linux fixes the following security issue :

 - CVE-2018-7738: Fix local vulnerability using embedded shell commands in a mountpoint name (bsc#1084300)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected util-linux packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1084300

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123244

File Name: openSUSE-2019-565.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/27/2019

Updated: 6/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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-2018-7738

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfdisk-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfdisk1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:uuidd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfdisk1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libblkid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-systemd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libsmartcols1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python-libmount-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libuuid1-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:util-linux-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libfdisk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libmount1

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: 3/23/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-7738