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Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2024:0190-1

SUSE-SU-2024:0190-1

HIGH7.8

Security update for rear118a

Published Jan 23, 2024

Modified 2 years ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for rear118a fixes the following issues:

CVE-2024-23301: Corrected world-readable permissions for initrd, which could be an issue if it contains sensitive information (bsc#1218728).

Affected Packages

rear118a

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5

Fixed in:

1.18.a-9.3.1

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218728

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2024-January/017745.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23301/

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

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240190-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

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:3.1/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 SP5

Timeline

PublishedJan 23, 2024

ModifiedJan 23, 2024

SUSE-SU-2024:0190-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence