openSUSE Security Update : openssh (openSUSE-2017-339)

high Nessus Plugin ID 97716

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for openssh fixes the following issues :

- CVE-2016-8858: prevent resource depletion during key exchange (bsc#1005480)

- CVE-2016-10009: limit directories for loading PKCS11 modules to avoid privilege escalation (bsc#1016366)

- CVE-2016-10011: Prevent possible leaks of host private keys to low-privilege process handling authentication (bsc#1016369)

- Fix suggested command for removing conflicting server keys from the known_hosts file (bsc#1006221)

- Properly verify CIDR masks in the AllowUsers and DenyUsers configuration lists (bsc#1005893)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12:Update update project.

Solution

Update the affected openssh packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005480

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1005893

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1006221

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1016366

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1016369

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 97716

File Name: openSUSE-2017-339.nasl

Version: 3.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/14/2017

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-askpass-gnome, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-askpass-gnome-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-cavs, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-cavs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-fips, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-helpers, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:openssh-helpers-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.1

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: 3/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10009, CVE-2016-10011, CVE-2016-8858