SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : util-linux / shadow (SUSE-SU-2019:2307-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 128543

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

This update for util-linux and shadow fixes the following issues :

util-linux :

Fixed an issue where PATH settings in /etc/default/su being ignored (bsc#1121197)

Prevent outdated pam files (bsc#1082293).

De-duplicate fstrim -A properly (bsc#1127701).

Do not trim read-only volumes (bsc#1106214).

Integrate pam_keyinit pam module to login (bsc#1081947).

Perform one-time reset of /etc/default/su (bsc#1121197).

Fix problems in reading of login.defs values (bsc#1121197)

libmount: To prevent incorrect behavior, recognize more pseudofs and netfs (bsc#1122417).

raw.service: Add RemainAfterExit=yes (bsc#1135534).

agetty: Return previous response of agetty for special characters (bsc#1085196, bsc#1125886)

libmount: print a blacklist hint for 'unknown filesystem type' (jsc#SUSE-4085, fate#326832)

Fix /etc/default/su comments and create /etc/default/runuser (bsc#1121197).

shadow: Fixed an issue where PATH settings in /etc/default/su being ignored (bsc#1121197)

Fix segfault in useradd during setting password inactivity period.
(bsc#1141113)

Hardening for su wrappers (bsc#353876)

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 the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product :

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1:zypper in
-t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP1-2019-2307=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2019-2307=1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2019-2307=1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 128543

File Name: suse_SU-2019-2307-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/6/2019

Updated: 1/13/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:shadow, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:shadow-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:shadow-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux-systemd, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux-systemd-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:util-linux-systemd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:uuidd, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:uuidd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libblkid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libblkid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libblkid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libblkid1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libblkid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libfdisk-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libfdisk-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libfdisk1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libfdisk1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmount-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmount-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmount1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmount1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libmount1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsmartcols-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsmartcols-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsmartcols1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsmartcols1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libuuid-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libuuid-devel-static, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libuuid1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libuuid1-32bit-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libuuid1-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-libmount, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-libmount-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-libmount-debugsource

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

Patch Publication Date: 9/5/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2019

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