Security update for SuSEfirewall2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:2932-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
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:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2

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 Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-1814=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-1814=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1814=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1814=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-1814=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.13.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (noarch)
    • SuSEfirewall2-3.6.312-2.13.1

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