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openSUSE Security Update : openssh (openSUSE-2017-339)
high Nessus Plugin ID 97716
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for openssh fixes the following issues :- CVE-2016-8858: prevent resource depletion during key exchange (bsc#1005480)
- CVE-2016-10009: limit directories for loading PKCS11 modules to avoid privilege escalation (bsc#1016366)
- CVE-2016-10011: Prevent possible leaks of host private keys to low-privilege process handling authentication (bsc#1016369)
- Fix suggested command for removing conflicting server keys from the known_hosts file (bsc#1006221)
- Properly verify CIDR masks in the AllowUsers and DenyUsers configuration lists (bsc#1005893)
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=1005480
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005893
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1006221
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 97716
File Name: openSUSE-2017-339.nasl
Version: 3.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 3/14/2017
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: 3/13/2017