SB2018060823 - Command Injection in Novell Opensuse
Published: June 8, 2018 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018060823
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5220)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
The mdcheck script of the mdadm package for openSUSE 13.2 prior to version 3.3.1-5.14.1 does not properly sanitize device names, which allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.