SUSE update for net-snmp

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU45745

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15862

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Update the affected package net-snmp to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP3 - 12-SP4

HPE Helion Openstack: 8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9

net-snmp-devel: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

snmp-mibs: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

perl-SNMP-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

perl-SNMP: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

net-snmp-debugsource: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

net-snmp-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

net-snmp: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

libsnmp30-debuginfo: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

libsnmp30-debuginfo-32bit: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

libsnmp30: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

libsnmp30-32bit: before 5.7.3-6.9.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220030-1/

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.