SUSE update for cockpit

Published: 2024-07-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	6
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-6126 CVE-2016-10012 CVE-2016-10011 CVE-2016-10010 CVE-2016-10009
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-264 CWE-119 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #5 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #6 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system cockpit-system Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-dashboard Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-ws-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-ws Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-bridge Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cockpit-bridge-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU93801

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6126

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU2088

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in sshd, which can be used to bypass address-based access controls if the AllowUser directive is configured with invalid CIDR address ranges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to bypass implemented access control mechanisms and perform a further attacks against vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU2075

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10012

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with root privileges.

The vulnerability exists in sshd due to a flaw in boundary checks in the shared memory manager that may be skipped by some optimizing compilers. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The issue is related to m_zback and m_zlib data structures.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

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.

4) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU2068

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10011

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in authfile.c, which may allow a local authenticated user to obtain host private key material.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to gain access to otherwise restricted information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

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.

5) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU2053

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10010

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system with root privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in sshd in serverloop.c, which may allow a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges via a forwarded Unix-domain socket.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

6) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU2015

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10009

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable ssh client.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of data passed to PKCS#11 module within ssh-agent. A remote attacker with control over sshd service can execute arbitrary code on vulnerable client.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable client system but requires that client is connected to malicious SSH server.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cockpit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

cockpit-system: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-dashboard: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-debugsource: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-ws: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

cockpit-bridge-debuginfo: before 195.12-150300.10.6.1

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242478-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.