openSUSE Security Update : libu2f-host / pam_u2f (openSUSE-2019-1708)

high Nessus Plugin ID 126883

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

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).

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

Solution

Update the affected libu2f-host / pam_u2f packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1128140

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1135727

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1135729

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 126883

File Name: openSUSE-2019-1708.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/22/2019

Updated: 5/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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:opensuse:libu2f-host-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_u2f, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libu2f-host-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libu2f-host-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libu2f-host0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_u2f-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:u2f-host, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:pam_u2f-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:u2f-host-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libu2f-host0-debuginfo

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: 7/19/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/5/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-12209, CVE-2019-12210, CVE-2019-9578