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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : sles12sp2-docker-image (SUSE-SU-2021:4011-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 156048

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2021:4011-1 advisory.

 - Invalidate the root password (was empty before) (bsc#1134524 CVE-2019-5021)

 Note that SUSE does not recommend use of this image anymore, please use newer versions from the registry.

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 sles12sp2-docker-image package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1134524

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5021

http://www.nessus.org/u?a968312e

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 156048

File Name: suse_SU-2021-4011-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5021

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:sles12sp2-docker-image, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12

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: 12/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5021

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:4011-1