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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : rmt-server (SUSE-SU-2020:0278-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 133438

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Synopsis

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

Description

This update for rmt-server to version 2.5.2 fixes the following issues :

Security issue fixed :

CVE-2019-18904: Fixed a denial of service in the offline migration (bsc#1160922).

Non-security issue fixed :

Relaxed systemd units dependencies (bsc#1160673)

Added more verbose error reporting for SCC API errors (bsc#1157119)

Fixed system listing when architecture is not well referenced (bsc#1141122)

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-SP1-2020-278=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1 :

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-15-SP1-2020-278=1

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1141122

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157119

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160673

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160922

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18904/

http://www.nessus.org/u?29825c3e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 133438

File Name: suse_SU-2020-0278-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/3/2020

Updated: 3/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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-2019-18904

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:rmt-server, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rmt-server-config, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rmt-server-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 1/31/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-18904