PT-2020-10013 · Suse · Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12+3

Matthias Gerstner · Published 2020-04-03 · Updated 2020-05-23 · CVE-2019-18905

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 autoyast2 versions 4.1.9-3.9.1 and prior versions SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 autoyast2 versions 4.0.70-3.20.1 and prior versions

Description A vulnerability in autoyast2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows remote attackers to perform man-in-the-middle (MITM) connections when deprecated and unused functionality of autoyast is used to create images.

Recommendations For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 autoyast2 versions 4.1.9-3.9.1 and prior versions, update to a version later than 4.1.9-3.9.1 to resolve the issue. For SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 autoyast2 versions 4.0.70-3.20.1 and prior versions, update to a version later than 4.0.70-3.20.1 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the deprecated and unused functionality of autoyast to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-345

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-18905

OPENSUSE-SU-2020:0676-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2020_0676-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10642-1

SUSE-SU-2020:1296-1

SUSE-SU-2020_1296-1

Affected Products

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12

Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15

Suse

Autoyast2

References · 18

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2020:0676-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140711 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:1296-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-18905 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18905 · Security Note
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00050.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109310 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1164105 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/10981 · Telegram Post
• https://suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201296-1 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2398 · Telegram Post
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1170082 · Note
• https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[e-mail]/thread/XBJUCPBSPOUJX5SNRMWLE7EDA3Y2ZTW3 · Note
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1133045 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18905 · Note