SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : git, git-lfs, obs-scm-bridge, python-PyYAML (SUSE-SU-2025:03012-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 258134

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2025:03012-1 advisory.

git was updated from version 2.43.0 to 2.51.0 (bsc#1243197):

- Security issues fixed:

* CVE-2025-27613 Fixed arbitrary writable file creation and truncation in Gitk(bsc#1245938)
* CVE-2025-27614 Fixed arbitrary script execution via repository clonation in gitk(bsc#1245939)
* CVE-2025-46835 Fixed arbitrary writable file creation in Git GUI when untrusted repository is cloned (bsc#1245942)
* CVE-2025-48384 Fixed the unintentional execution of a script after checkout due to CRLF transforming (bsc#1245943)
* CVE-2025-48385 Fixed arbitrary code execution due to protocol injection via fetching advertised bundle(bsc#1245946)

- Other changes and bugs fixed:


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 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1212476

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1216545

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218588

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218664

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243197

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245938

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245939

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245942

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245943

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1245946

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-August/041415.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27613

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-27614

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46835

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48384

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48385

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 258134

File Name: suse_SU-2025-03012-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/30/2025

Updated: 8/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.7

Temporal Score: 8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-48385

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-27614

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 8.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:perl-git, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-web, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-arch, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:python311-pyyaml, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-gui, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-lfs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-cvs, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:obs-scm-bridge, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-daemon, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:gitk, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-email, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:git-svn

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: 8/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-27613, CVE-2025-27614, CVE-2025-46835, CVE-2025-48384, CVE-2025-48385

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2025:03012-1