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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : nodejs4, nodejs6 (SUSE-SU-2017:2168-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 120002
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for nodejs4 and nodejs6 fixes the following issues:Security issues fixed :
- CVE-2017-1000381: The c-ares function ares_parse_naptr_reply() could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way.
(bsc#1044946)
- CVE-2017-11499: Disable V8 snapshots. The hashseed embedded in the snapshot is currently the same for all runs of the binary. This opens node up to collision attacks which could result in a Denial of Service. We have temporarily disabled snapshots until a more robust solution is found. (bsc#1048299) Non-security fixes :
- GCC 7 compilation fixes for v8 backported and add missing ICU59 headers (bsc#1041282)
- New upstream LTS release 6.11.1 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .11.1
- New upstream LTS release 6.11.0 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .11.0
- New upstream LTS release 6.10.3 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .10.3
- New upstream LTS release 6.10.2 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .10.2
- New upstream LTS release 6.10.1 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .10.1
- New upstream LTS release 6.10.0 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V6.md#6 .10.0
- New upstream LTS release 4.8.4 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V4.md#4 .8.4
- New upstream LTS release 4.8.3 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V4.md#4 .8.3
- New upstream LTS release 4.8.2 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V4.md#4 .8.2
- New upstream LTS release 4.8.1 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V4.md#4 .8.1
- New upstream LTS release 4.8.0 https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelog s/CHANGELOG_V4.md#4 .8.0
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7:zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-7-2017-1331=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting 12:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Web-Scripting-12-2017-1331=1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 4:zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-4-2017-1331=1
To bring your system up-to-date, use 'zypper patch'.
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1044946
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000381/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041282
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1041283
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1048299
http://www.nessus.org/u?c242247b
http://www.nessus.org/u?15cdcfe6
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 120002
File Name: suse_SU-2017-2168-1.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/2/2019
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs4, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs4-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs4-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs4-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:npm4, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs6, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs6-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs6-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:nodejs6-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:npm6
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: 8/15/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2017