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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libu2f-host, pam_u2f (SUSE-SU-2019:1750-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 126502
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for libu2f-host and pam_u2f to version 1.0.8 fixes the following issues :Security issues fixed for libu2f-host :
CVE-2019-9578: Fixed a memory leak due to a wrong parse of init's response (bsc#1128140).
Security issues fixed for pam_u2f: CVE-2019-12209: Fixed an issue where symlinks in the user's directory were followed (bsc#1135729).
CVE-2019-12210: Fixed file descriptor leaks (bsc#1135727).
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 Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-1750=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-1750=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-1750=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-1750=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1128140
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135727
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1135729
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12209/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12210/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 126502
File Name: suse_SU-2019-1750-1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 7/5/2019
Updated: 5/10/2024
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: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-12210
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host0-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:u2f-host-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:u2f-host, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_u2f-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_u2f, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host0, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:pam_u2f-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libu2f-host-doc
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: 7/4/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2019