SUSE update for SUSE Manager Client Tools MU 5.0.3

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU104016

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22037

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the uyuni-server-attestation systemd service uses the database_password environment variable to store password. A local user can obtain the password via systemd.

Mitigation

Update the affected package SUSE Manager Client Tools MU 5.0.3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Client Tools for Debian: 12

mgrctl: before 0.1.28-2.16.1

mgrctl-zsh-completion: before 0.1.28-2.16.1

spacecmd: before 5.0.11-3.26.1

mgrctl-bash-completion: before 0.1.28-2.16.1

mgrctl-fish-completion: before 0.1.28-2.16.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_client_tools_for_debian:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:mgrctl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:mgrctl-zsh-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:spacecmd:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:mgrctl-bash-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:mgrctl-fish-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20250529-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.