openSUSE Security Update : backintime (openSUSE-2017-525)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99751

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for backintime to version 1.1.20 fixes several issues.

These security issues were fixed :

- CVE-2017-7572: The _checkPolkitPrivilege function in serviceHelper.py in backintime used a deprecated polkit authorization method (unix-process) that is subject to a race condition (time of check, time of use) (bsc#1032717).

- Don't store passwords given to polkit helper

- boo#1007723: General security hardening measures

These non-security issues were fixed :

- Delete udev configuration files on uninstall

- Merge doc subpackage into main package

Solution

Update the affected backintime packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1007723

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1032717

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99751

File Name: openSUSE-2017-525.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/1/2017

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: 9.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:backintime, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:backintime-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:backintime-qt4, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/28/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7572