openSUSE Security Update : openssh (openSUSE-2016-1096)

high Nessus Plugin ID 93598

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for openssh fixes the following issues :

- Prevent user enumeration through the timing of password processing (bsc#989363, CVE-2016-6210)

- Allow lowering the DH groups parameter limit in server as well as when GSSAPI key exchange is used (bsc#948902)

- limit accepted password length (prevents possible DoS) (bsc#992533, CVE-2016-6515)

Bug fixes :

- avoid complaining about unset DISPLAY variable (bsc#981654)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected openssh packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 93598

File Name: openSUSE-2016-1096.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/20/2016

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: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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: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: 9/19/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6210, CVE-2016-6515

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