SUSE SLES12 Security Update : rsync (SUSE-SU-2025:0166-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214370

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:0166-1 advisory.

- CVE-2024-12085: leak of uninitialized stack data on the server leading to possible ASLR bypass.
(bsc#1234101)
- CVE-2024-12086: leak of a client machine's file contents through the processing of checksum data.
(bsc#1234102)
- CVE-2024-12087: arbitrary file overwrite possible on clients when symlink syncing is enabled.
(bsc#1234103)
- CVE-2024-12088: bypass of the --safe-links flag may allow the placement of unsafe symlinks in a client.
(bsc#1234104)
- CVE-2024-12747: Fixed a race condition in handling symbolic links. (bsc#1235475)

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 rsync package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214370

File Name: suse_SU-2025-0166-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 1/18/2025

Updated: 1/18/2025

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: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12087

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-12085

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 1/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-12085, CVE-2024-12086, CVE-2024-12087, CVE-2024-12088, CVE-2024-12747

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:0166-1

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