SUSE update for Security Beta update for SUSE Manager Client Tools



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-31607
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

spacewalk-client-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

spacewalk-client-setup
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

spacewalk-check
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

spacecmd
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

salt-minion
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

salt-doc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

salt
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-spacewalk-client-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-spacewalk-client-setup
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-spacewalk-check
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-mgr-osad
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python2-mgr-osa-common
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mgr-osad
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mgr-daemon
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU58292

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31607

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the snapper module. A local user can escalate privileges on a minion.

Mitigation

Update the affected package Security Beta update for SUSE Manager Client Tools to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS-BETA - 11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS-BETA

spacewalk-client-tools: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

spacewalk-client-setup: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

spacewalk-check: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

spacecmd: before 4.2.8-21.24.1

salt-minion: before 2016.11.10-46.18.1

salt-doc: before 2016.11.10-46.18.1

salt: before 2016.11.10-46.18.1

python2-spacewalk-client-tools: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

python2-spacewalk-client-setup: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

python2-spacewalk-check: before 4.2.10-30.30.1

python2-mgr-osad: before 4.2.5-8.15.1

python2-mgr-osa-common: before 4.2.5-8.15.1

mgr-osad: before 4.2.5-8.15.1

mgr-daemon: before 4.2.7-8.12.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114732-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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