SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : xstream (SUSE-SU-2021:3476-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 154298

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3476-1 advisory.

- Upgrade to 1.4.18
- CVE-2021-39139: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code execution by manipulating the processed input stream with type information. (bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39140: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to execute a DoS attack by manipulating the processed input stream. (bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39141: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39144: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39145: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39146: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39147: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39148: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39149: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39150: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to access protected resources hosted within the intranet or in the host itself. (bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39151: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39152: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to access protected resources hosted within the intranet or in the host itself. (bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39153: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)
- CVE-2021-39154: Fixed an issue that allowed an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution.
(bsc#1189798)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected xstream package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 154298

File Name: suse_SU-2021-3476-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/21/2021

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8

Percentile: 99.68

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-39139

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:xstream

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: 10/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2021

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 3/31/2023

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (VMware NSX Manager XStream unauthenticated RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39139, CVE-2021-39140, CVE-2021-39141, CVE-2021-39144, CVE-2021-39145, CVE-2021-39146, CVE-2021-39147, CVE-2021-39148, CVE-2021-39149, CVE-2021-39150, CVE-2021-39151, CVE-2021-39152, CVE-2021-39153, CVE-2021-39154

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3476-1

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