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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:3230-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 132000
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.180-94_103 fixes several issues.The following security issues were fixed :
CVE-2019-13272: Fixed a privilege escalation from user to root due to improper handling of credentials by leveraging certain scenarios with a parent-child process relationship (bsc#1156321).
CVE-2019-15239: Fixed a vulnerability where a local attacker could have triggered multiple use-after-free conditions resulted in privilege escalation (bsc#1156317).
CVE-2019-10220: Fixed an issue where samba servers could inject relative paths in directory entry lists (bsc#1153108).
The following bugs were fixed: Fixed boot up hang revealed by int3 self test (bsc#1157770).
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 Server for SAP 12-SP3:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2019-3230=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3-LTSS:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2019-3230=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP1-2019-3218=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12-SP4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Live-Patching-12-SP4-2019-3226=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1153108
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156317
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156321
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157770
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10220/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-13272/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 132000
File Name: suse_SU-2019-3230-1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 12/12/2019
Updated: 1/19/2023
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-10220
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_103-default-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kgraft-patch-4_4_180-94_103-default
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: 12/10/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2019
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/10/2022
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Linux Polkit pkexec helper PTRACE_TRACEME local root exploit)