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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : rear27a (SUSE-SU-2024:0135-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 189229

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2024:0135-1 advisory.

 - Relax-and-Recover (aka ReaR) through 2.7 creates a world-readable initrd when using GRUB_RESCUE=y. This allows local attackers to gain access to system secrets otherwise only readable by root. (CVE-2024-23301)

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 rear27a package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218728

http://www.nessus.org/u?1fd25275

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23301

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 189229

File Name: suse_SU-2024-0135-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/19/2024

Updated: 1/23/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23301

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rear27a, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 1/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23301

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:0135-1