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SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireguard-tools (SUSE-SU-2021:3527-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 154618
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Synopsis
The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3527-1 advisory.- Removed world-readable permissions from /etc/wireguard (bsc#1191224)
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 wireguard-tools package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 154618
File Name: suse_SU-2021-3527-1.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 10/28/2021
Updated: 6/25/2026
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:wireguard-tools, 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: 10/26/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2021
Reference Information
SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3527-1