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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : python-paramiko (SUSE-SU-2022:1447-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 160326

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1447-1 advisory.

 - In Paramiko before 2.10.1, a race condition (between creation and chmod) in the write_private_key_file function could allow unauthorized information disclosure. (CVE-2022-24302)

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 python-paramiko, python-paramiko-doc and / or python3-paramiko packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1197279

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24302

http://www.nessus.org/u?15630b08

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 160326

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1447-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/29/2022

Updated: 7/13/2023

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: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24302

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-paramiko, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-paramiko, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python-paramiko-doc

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: 4/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/17/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24302

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1447-1