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SUSE-SU-2021:0182-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2021:0182-1

SUSE-SU-2021:0182-1

HIGH7.8

Security update for yast2-multipath

Published Jan 21, 2021

Modified 5 years ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for yast2-multipath to version 3.1.9 fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

CVE-2018-17955: Use random file name instead of static names (bsc#1117592).

Non-security issue fixed:

Removed calls to /sbin/insserv (bsc#1026027).

Affected Packages

yast2-multipath

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2

Fixed in:

3.1.9-12.3.45

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1026027

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1117592

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-January/008230.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17955/

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210182-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Upstream

Ecosystems

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2

Timeline

PublishedJan 21, 2021

ModifiedJan 21, 2021