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openSUSE Security Update : smb4k (openSUSE-2017-595)

high Nessus Plugin ID 100286

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for smb4k fixes the following issues :

 - Disabled dbus service and polkit rules, because this version of smb4k has a local root exploit issue (boo#1036245, CVE-2017-8849). Automatic mounting will no longer be possible to work around this security issue.

Solution

Update the affected smb4k packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1036245

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 100286

File Name: openSUSE-2017-595.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/19/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:smb4k, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:smb4k-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:smb4k-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:smb4k-lang, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-8849