Security update for cryptctl

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2137-1
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2019-18906 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2019-18906 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for cryptctl fixes the following issues:

Update to version 2.4:

  • CVE-2019-18906: Client side password hashing was equivalent to clear text password storage (bsc#1186226)
  • First step to use plain text password instead of hashed password.
  • Move repository into the SUSE github organization
  • in RPC server, if client comes from localhost, remember its ipv4 localhost address instead of ipv6 address
  • tell a record to clear expired pending commands upon saving a command result; introduce pending commands RPC test case
  • avoid hard coding 127.0.0.1 in host ID of alive message test; let system administrator mount and unmount disks by issuing these two commands on key server.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-2137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-2137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2137=1 SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP5-2021-2137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2137=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2137=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1
    • cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1
    • cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1
    • cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1
    • cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (x86_64)
    • cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1
    • cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1

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