SUSE update for SUSE Manager Client Tools
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-21996 |
| CWE-ID | N/A |
| 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 |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
EUVDB-ID: #VU58294
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-2021-21996
CWE-ID: N/A
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Salt download URL. A local user with control over the file source URL and its source_hash URL can gain full file system access as root on a salt minion.
MitigationUpdate the affected package SUSE Manager Client Tools to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS - 11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS
spacewalk-client-tools: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
spacewalk-client-setup: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
spacewalk-check: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
spacecmd: before 4.2.13-18.93.1
salt-minion: before 2016.11.10-43.84.1
salt-doc: before 2016.11.10-43.84.1
salt: before 2016.11.10-43.84.1
python2-spacewalk-client-tools: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
python2-spacewalk-client-setup: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
python2-spacewalk-check: before 4.2.14-27.59.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11-SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:spacewalk-client-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:spacewalk-client-setup:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:spacewalk-check:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:spacecmd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-minion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:salt:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python2-spacewalk-client-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python2-spacewalk-client-setup:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python2-spacewalk-check:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114833-1/
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.
