SUSE SLED15: python2-rpm / python3-rpm / rpm / rpm-32bit / rpm-build / rpm-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3445-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 154185

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3445-1 advisory.

Security issues fixed:

- PGP hardening changes (bsc#1185299)

Maintaince issues fixed:

- Fixed zstd detection (bsc#1187670)
- Added ndb rofs support (bsc#1188548)
- Fixed deadlock when multiple rpm processes try tp acquire the database lock (bsc#1183659)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154185

File Name: suse_SU-2021-3445-1.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2021

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, tenable_cloud_security, tenable_self_hosted_container_security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python2-rpm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rpm-ndb, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rpm-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rpm, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rpm-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:rpm-build, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python3-rpm, 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: 10/15/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/15/2021

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3445-1

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