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openSUSE Security Update : system-user-root (openSUSE-2019-1495)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 125718

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for sles12sp3-docker-image, sles12sp4-image, system-user-root fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2019-5021: Include an invalidated root password by default, not an empty one (bsc#1134524)

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

Solution

Update the affected system-user-root package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1134524

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 125718

File Name: openSUSE-2019-1495.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/5/2019

Updated: 5/17/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5021

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:system-user-root, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5021