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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : cups (SUSE-SU-2022:1861-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 161650

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1861-1 advisory.

 - A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2022-003 Catalina, macOS Monterey 12.3, macOS Big Sur 11.6.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges. (CVE-2022-26691)

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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1199474

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-26691

http://www.nessus.org/u?64fda23d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 161650

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1861-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/28/2022

Updated: 7/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-26691

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cups, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cups-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cups-config, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cups-ddk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:cups-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcups2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcups2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcupscgi1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcupsimage2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcupsmime1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libcupsppdc1, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26691

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1861-1