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openSUSE 15 Security Update : connman (openSUSE-SU-2023:0370-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 185713

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2023:0370-1 advisory.

 - client.c in gdhcp in ConnMan through 1.41 could be used by network-adjacent attackers (operating a crafted DHCP server) to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and denial of service, terminating the connman process. (CVE-2023-28488)

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/1210395

http://www.nessus.org/u?7ed913f9

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28488

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 185713

File Name: openSUSE-2023-0370-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2023

Updated: 11/15/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28488

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-openvpn, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-test, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-pptp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-tist, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-vpnc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-hh2serial-gps, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-iospm, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-wireguard, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-l2tp, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.4, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-nmcompat, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:connman-plugin-polkit

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: 11/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28488