SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1 Security update for supportutils

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The supportutils tool failed to remove passwords from generated log files, allowing local attackers to read sensitive credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1?

SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1 is a vulnerability in supportutils, published on 20 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This update for supportutils fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • Passwords correctly removed from email.txt, updates.txt and fs-iscsi.txt (bsc#1203818)

Bug fixes:

  • Added lifecycle information
  • Fixed KVM virtualization detection on bare metal (bsc#1184689)
  • Added logging using journalctl (bsc#1200330)
  • Get current sar data before collecting files (bsc#1192648)
  • Collects everything in /etc/multipath/ (bsc#1192252)
  • Collects power management information in hardware.txt (bsc#1197428)
  • Checks for suseconnect-ng or SUSEConnect packages (bsc#1202337)
  • Fixed conf_files and conf_text_files so y2log is gathered (bsc#1202269)
  • Update to nvme_info and block_info (bsc#1202417)
  • Added includedir directories from /etc/sudoers (bsc#1188086)

Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1?

Linux distribution packages (19)
supportutils SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCLAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCLAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSSAll versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1
supportutils SUSE:Manager Server 4.1All versions3.1.21-150000.5.44.1

How do I fix SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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