openSUSE 15 Security Update : netdata (openSUSE-SU-2021:1603-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 156215

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:1603-1 advisory.

- An issue was discovered in Netdata 1.10.0. JSON injection exists via the api/v1/data tqx parameter because of web_client_api_request_v1_data in web/api/web_api_v1.c. (CVE-2018-18836)

- An issue was discovered in Netdata 1.10.0. HTTP Header Injection exists via the api/v1/data filename parameter because of web_client_api_request_v1_data in web/api/web_api_v1.c. (CVE-2018-18837)

- An issue was discovered in Netdata 1.10.0. Log Injection (or Log Forgery) exists via a %0a sequence in the url parameter to api/v1/registry. (CVE-2018-18838)

- ** DISPUTED ** An issue was discovered in Netdata 1.10.0. Full Path Disclosure (FPD) exists via api/v1/alarms. NOTE: the vendor says is intentional. (CVE-2018-18839)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected netdata package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 156215

File Name: openSUSE-2021-1603.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 12/21/2021

Updated: 11/22/2023

Supported Sensors: 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: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18837

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:H/A:N

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18838

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:netdata, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3

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: 12/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-18836, CVE-2018-18837, CVE-2018-18838, CVE-2018-18839

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