SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : tftpboot-installation images (SUSE-SU-2023:1856-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 174380

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLED_SAP12 / SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:1856-1 advisory.

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/1198581

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1209014

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2023-April/028811.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 174380

File Name: suse_SU-2023-1856-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/15/2023

Updated: 7/14/2023

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:install-initrd-sles, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tftpboot-installation-sled-12-sp5-x86_64, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tftpboot-installation-sles-12-sp5-aarch64, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tftpboot-installation-sles-12-sp5-ppc64le, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tftpboot-installation-sles-12-sp5-s390x, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:tftpboot-installation-sles-12-sp5-x86_64, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 4/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2023

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2023:1856-1