openSUSE Security Update : dracut (openSUSE-2015-846)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 87189

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for dracut fixes the following issues :

- Skip ibft setup via dhcp if dhcp ip is 0.0.0.0 (boo#953361) Added 0312-iscsi-skip-ibft-invalid-dhcp.patch

- Modify 0169-enabled-warning-for-failed-kernel-modules-per-defau l.patch

- Add notice (boo#952491)

- Refresh patches with line offsets: M 0146-dracut.sh-corrected-logfile-check.patch M 0182-fix_add_drivers_hang.patch M 0183-kernel-modules-Fix-storage-module-selection-for-sdh c.patch

- Modify 0181-load-xhci-pci.patch :

- Add hid-logitech-hidpp

- Ignore errors for xhci-pci, ehci-platform and hid-logitech-hidpp

- Boo#952491, boo#935563 and boo#953035

- Add 0311-less_pointless_module_errors.patch (boo#952491 and boo#935563)

- Don't warn if installing built-in modules fails

- Don't print the error message twice

- Modify 0144-90crypt-fixed-crypttab_contains-to-also-work-with-d e.patch and 0169-Enabled-Warning-for-failed-kernel-modules-per-defau l.patch

- Fixes boo#935338

- Use mktemp instead of hardcoded filenames, possible vulnerability

Solution

Update the affected dracut packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935338

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=935563

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=952491

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=953035

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=953361

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 87189

File Name: openSUSE-2015-846.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/4/2015

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dracut, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dracut-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dracut-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:dracut-fips, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2015