openSUSE Security Update : libzypp / zypper (openSUSE-2017-1009)

high Nessus Plugin ID 102965

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The Software Update Stack was updated to receive fixes and enhancements.

libzypp :

- Adapt to work with GnuPG 2.1.23. (bsc#1054088)

- Support signing with subkeys. (bsc#1008325)

- Enhance sort order for media.1/products. (bsc#1054671)

zypper :

- Also show a gpg key's subkeys. (bsc#1008325)

- Improve signature check callback messages. (bsc#1045735)

- Add options to tune the GPG check settings.
(bsc#1045735)

- Adapt download callback to report and handle unsigned packages. (bsc#1038984, CVE-2017-7436)

- Report missing/optional files as 'not found' rather than 'error'. (bsc#1047785)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP3:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected libzypp / zypper packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 102965

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1009.nasl

Version: 3.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2017

Updated: 11/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7436

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libzypp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libzypp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libzypp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:zypper, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:zypper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libzypp, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:zypper-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:zypper-log, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:zypper-aptitude

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: 9/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7436

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