SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : dhcp (SUSE-SU-2019:2657-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129881

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for dhcp fixes the following issues :

Secuirty issue fixed :

CVE-2019-6470: Fixed DHCPv6 server crashes (bsc#1134078).

Bug fixes: Add compile option --enable-secs-byteorder to avoid duplicate lease warnings (bsc#1089524).

Use IPv6 when called as dhclient6, dhcpd6, and dhcrelay6 (bsc#1136572).

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 Server Applications 15-SP1:zypper in
-t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2019-2657=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2019-2657=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-2657=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-2019-2657=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2657=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2019-2657=1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129881

File Name: suse_SU-2019-2657-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/15/2019

Updated: 4/18/2024

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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-6470

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-client-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-relay, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-relay-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:dhcp-server

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: 10/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-6470

IAVB: 2020-B-0036-S

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