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openSUSE Security Update : openssh (openSUSE-2016-668)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 91413
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for OpenSSH fixes three security issues.These security issues were fixed :
- CVE-2016-3115: Sanitise input for xauth(1) (bsc#970632)
- CVE-2016-1908: Prevent X11 SECURITY circumvention when forwarding X11 connections (bsc#962313)
- CVE-2015-8325: Ignore PAM environment when using login (bsc#975865)
These non-security issues were fixed :
- Fix help output of sftp (bsc#945493)
- Restarting openssh with openssh-fips installed was not working correctly (bsc#945484)
- Fix crashes when /proc is not available in the chroot (bsc#947458)
- Correctly parse GSSAPI KEX algorithms (bsc#961368)
- More verbose FIPS mode/CC related documentation in README.FIPS (bsc#965576, bsc#960414)
- Fix PRNG re-seeding (bsc#960414, bsc#729190)
- Disable DH parameters under 2048 bits by default and allow lowering the limit back to the RFC 4419 specified minimum through an option (bsc#932483, bsc#948902)
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.
Solution
Update the affected openssh packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=729190
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=932483
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945484
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945493
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=947458
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=948902
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=960414
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=961368
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=962313
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=965576
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 91413
File Name: openSUSE-2016-668.nasl
Version: 2.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 6/1/2016
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-askpass-gnome, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-fips, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-cavs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-helpers-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-cavs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-helpers
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/31/2016