SB2024051429 - SUSE update for SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Symlink attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9566)

The vulnerability allows a local user obtain elevated privileges on vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application handles log files in unsafe manner. A local user with access to Nagios application (nagios account or member of nagios group) can cerate a specially crafted symlink to nagios log file and execute arbitrary command on vulnerable system with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a local user to obtain full access to vulnerable system.

2) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3698)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in the cronjob shipped with nagios. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241629-1/