SUSE update for net-snmp
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-15862 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-732 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system snmp-mibs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component perl-SNMP-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component perl-SNMP Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component net-snmp-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component net-snmp-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component net-snmp-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component net-snmp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libsnmp30-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libsnmp30 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource
EUVDB-ID: #VU45745
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15862
CWE-ID:
CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions set by the Net-snmp installed on Debian-based systems. A remote user can overwrite files in net-snmp directory via EXTEND MIB and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Update the affected package net-snmp to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS
snmp-mibs: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
perl-SNMP-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
perl-SNMP: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
net-snmp-devel: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
net-snmp-debugsource: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
net-snmp-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
net-snmp: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
libsnmp30-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
libsnmp30: before 5.7.3-7.13.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:snmp-mibs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:perl-snmp-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:perl-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:net-snmp-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:net-snmp-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:net-snmp-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsnmp30-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libsnmp30:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20214191-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
