Improper Authentication Affecting yast2-rmt package, versions <1.1.2-3.11.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-YAST2RMT-2757854
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed20 Dec 2018

Introduced: 20 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-17957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 yast2-rmt to version 1.1.2-3.11.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream yast2-rmt package and not the yast2-rmt package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.