SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : kubernetes1.27 (SUSE-SU-2024:3098-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206584

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3098-1 advisory.

Update kubernetes to version 1.27.16
- CVE-2024-24786: Fixed infinite loop in protojson.Unmarshal in golang-protobuf (bsc#1229867)
- CVE-2023-39325: Fixed a flaw that can lead to a DoS due to a rapid stream resets causing excessive work.
This is also known as CVE-2023-44487. (bsc#1229869)
- CVE-2023-45288: Fixed denial of service due to close connections when receiving too many headers in net/http and x/net/http2 (bsc#1229869)
- CVE-2023-44487: Fixed HTTP/2 Rapid Reset attack in net/http (bsc#1229869)

Other fixes:
- Update go to version v1.22.5 (bsc#1229858)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 206584

File Name: suse_SU-2024-3098-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/4/2024

Updated: 9/18/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44487

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 9.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kubernetes1.27-client, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:kubernetes1.27-client-common, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 9/3/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/31/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39325, CVE-2023-44487, CVE-2023-45288, CVE-2024-24786

IAVA: 2024-A-0236

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:3098-1

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