Security update for SuSEfirewall2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2923-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-15638 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-15638 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for SuSEfirewall2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-15638: Fixed a security issue with too open implicit portmapper rules (bsc#1064127): A source net restriction for rpc services was not taken into account for the implicitly added rules for port 111, making the portmap service accessible to everyone in the affected zone.

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 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-SuSEfirewall2-13333=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-SuSEfirewall2-13333=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.18.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6_SVNr208-2.18.3.1

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