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security advisorysoftware patchimportant updateopenSUSE Leap 15.3 Important: Cryptctl Password Client Issue
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2136-1 Rating: important References: #1186226 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for cryptctl fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.4: - CVE-2019-18906: Client side password hashing was equivalent to clear text password storage (bsc#1186226) - First step to use plain text password instead of hashed password. - Move repository into the SUSE github organization - in RPC server, if client comes from localhost, remember its ipv4 localhost address instead of ipv6 address - tell a record to clear expired pending commands upon saving a command result; introduce pending commands RPC test case - avoid hard coding 127.0.0.1 in host ID of alive message test; let system administrator mount and unmount disks by issuing these two commands on key server. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 15.3: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2136=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18906.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186226 . Critical patch released for cryptctl taking care of a severe client password encryption flaw in openSUSE Leap 15.3.. openSUSE Security Update,Crypto Security,Password Management. . Severity: Important.LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 10, 2021
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security advisorysoftware updatesecurity patchopenSUSE Leap 15.2: 2021:0907-1 Important Fix for Cryptctl Client Issue
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0907-1 Rating: important References: #1186226 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for cryptctl fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.4: - CVE-2019-18906: Client side password hashing was equivalent to clear text password storage (bsc#1186226) - First step to use plain text password instead of hashed password. - Move repository into the SUSE github organization - in RPC server, if client comes from localhost, remember its ipv4 localhost address instead of ipv6 address - tell a record to clear expired pending commands upon saving a command result; introduce pending commands RPC test case - avoid hard coding 127.0.0.1 in host ID of alive message test; let system administrator mount and unmount disks by issuing these two commands on key server. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 15.2: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-907=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-lp152.5.3.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-lp152.5.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18906.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186226 . Patch resolves a major problem in cryptctl impacting openSUSE Leap 15.2; critical security update released.. openSUSE Update, cryptctl Security Patch, Client-Side Issue Fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.comTeam
Jun 24, 2021
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security advisorythreat mitigationserver updateSUSE: 2021:2136-1 Important: Cryptctl Threat Mitigation for Servers
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2136-1 Rating: important References: #1186226 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906 Affected Products: SUSE Manager Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for cryptctl fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.4: - CVE-2019-18906: Client side password hashing was equivalent to clear text password storage (bsc#1186226) - First step to use plain text password instead of hashed password. - Move repository into the SUSE github organization - in RPC server, if client comes from localhost, remember its ipv4 localhost address instead of ipv6 address - tell a record to clear expired pending commands upon saving a command result; introduce pending commands RPC test case - avoid hard coding 127.0.0.1 in host ID of alive message test; let system administratormount and unmount disks by issuing these two commands on key server. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 Manager Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.0-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.0-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.0-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-SP1-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-SAP-Applications-15-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-2136=1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6: zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-2136=1 - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0: To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if itdetects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way. Package List: - SUSE Manager Server 4.0 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SAP Applications 15 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18906.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186226 . A new patch has been released to address a major vulnerability in cryptctl withinmultiple SUSE offerings, bolstering security measures.. SUSE Security Update, Cryptctl Threat Mitigation, SUSE Manager Server. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 23, 2021
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security advisorysecurity updateDoSSUSE Linux Enterprise: 2021:2137-1 Important: Cryptctl DoS Issue
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:2137-1 Rating: important References: #1186226 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for cryptctl fixes the following issues: Update to version 2.4: - CVE-2019-18906: Client side password hashing was equivalent to clear text password storage (bsc#1186226) - First step to use plain text password instead of hashed password. - Move repository into the SUSE github organization - in RPC server, if client comes from localhost, remember its ipv4 localhost address instead of ipv6 address - tell a record to clear expired pending commands upon saving a command result; introduce pending commands RPC test case - avoid hard coding 127.0.0.1 in host ID of alive message test; let system administrator mount and unmount disks by issuing these two commands on key server. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security 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 for SAP 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP5-2021-2137=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP4-2021-2137=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP3-2021-2137=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-2137=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP4 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 12-SP3 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (ppc64le x86_64): cryptctl-2.4-2.10.1 cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-2.10.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18906.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186226 . This update tackles significant vulnerabilities in cryptctl for SUSE systems and offers essential guidelines for applying patches.. SUSE Linux Enterprise, Cryptctl Update, Patching Vulnerabilities. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 23, 2021
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