SUSE SLES15 Security Update : cni-plugins (SUSE-SU-2022:4593-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168954

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:4593-1 advisory.

- An improper limitation of path name flaw was found in containernetworking/cni in versions before 0.8.1.
When specifying the plugin to load in the 'type' field in the network configuration, it is possible to use special elements such as ../ separators to reference binaries elsewhere on the system. This flaw allows an attacker to execute other existing binaries other than the cni plugins/types, such as 'reboot'. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.
(CVE-2021-20206)

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 cni-plugins package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181961

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20206

http://www.nessus.org/u?e003189f

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168954

File Name: suse_SU-2022-4593-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/21/2022

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20206

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/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:cni-plugins, 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: 12/20/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20206

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:4593-1