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

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

- **Severity:** Not scored
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Dec 2022

## 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?


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |
| `supportutils` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.1 | All versions | 3.1.21-150000.5.44.1 |

## 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.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: supportutils. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2022-4594-1/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2022-4594-1/index.md)
```

## Sources

- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2022:4594-1

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