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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : libzypp, zypper (SUSE-SU-2021:0109-1)
low Nessus Plugin ID 144960
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.Description
This update for libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues :Update zypper to version 1.14.41
Update libzypp to 17.25.4
CVE-2017-9271: Fixed information leak in the log file (bsc#1050625 bsc#1177583)
RepoManager: Force refresh if repo url has changed (bsc#1174016)
RepoManager: Carefully tidy up the caches. Remove non-directory entries. (bsc#1178966)
RepoInfo: ignore legacy type= in a .repo file and let RepoManager probe (bsc#1177427).
RpmDb: If no database exists use the _dbpath configured in rpm. Still makes sure a compat symlink at /var/lib/rpm exists in case the configures _dbpath is elsewhere. (bsc#1178910)
Fixed update of gpg keys with elongated expire date (bsc#179222)
needreboot: remove udev from the list (bsc#1179083)
Fix lsof monitoring (bsc#1179909)
yast-installation was updated to 4.2.48 :
Do not cleanup the libzypp cache when the system has low memory, incomplete cache confuses libzypp later (bsc#1179415)
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 Basesystem 15-SP2 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-109=1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Installer 15-SP2 :
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-INSTALLER-15-SP2-2021-109=1
See Also
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050625
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1174016
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177238
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177275
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177427
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1177583
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178910
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1178966
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179083
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179222
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179415
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1179909
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 144960
File Name: suse_SU-2021-0109-1.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 1/14/2021
Updated: 1/30/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9271
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libzypp, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libzypp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libzypp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libzypp-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:zypper, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:zypper-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:zypper-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15
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: 1/13/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/1/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-9271