openSUSE Security Update : cobbler (openSUSE-2018-952)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 112266

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for cobbler fixes the following issues :

Security issues fixed :

- Forbid exposure of private methods in the API (CVE-2018-10931, CVE-2018-1000225, bsc#1104287, bsc#1104189, bsc#1105442)

- Check access token when calling 'modify_setting' API endpoint (bsc#1104190, bsc#1105440, CVE-2018-1000226)

Other bugs fixed :

- Do not try to hardlink to a symlink. The result will be a dangling symlink in the general case. (bsc#1097733)

- fix kernel options when generating bootiso (bsc#1101670) This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected cobbler packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1097733

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1101670

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1104189

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1104190

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1104287

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1105440

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1105442

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 112266

File Name: openSUSE-2018-952.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2018

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cobbler, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cobbler-tests, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:cobbler-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:koan, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1000225, CVE-2018-1000226, CVE-2018-10931