SUSE-SU-2017:1346-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1346-1

    Published: 18 May 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
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    Summary: Security update for SUSE Manager Proxy 3.0

    Details: The following security issue in spacewalk-backend has been fixed: - Non admin or disabled user cannot make changes to a system anymore using spacewalk-channel. (bsc#1026633, CVE-2017-7470) Additionally, the following non-security issues have been fixed: rhnlib: - Support all TLS versions in rpclib. (bsc#1025312) spacewalk-backend: - Do not fail with traceback when media.1 does not exist. (bsc#1032256) - Create scap files dir beforehand. (bsc#1029755) - Fix error if SPACEWALK_DEBUG_NO_REPORTS env variable is not present. - Don't skip 'rhnErrataPackage' cleanup during an errata update. (bsc#1023233) - Add support for running spacewalk-debug without creating reports. (bsc#1024714) - Set scap store dir mod to 775 and group owner to susemanager. - Incomplete_package_import: do import rhnPackageFile as it breaks some package installations. - Added traceback printing to the exception block. - Change postgresql starting commands. spacewalk-certs-tools: - Always restart the minion regardless of its current state. (bsc#1034956) - Correctly honor disabling of SSL in bootstrap script. (bsc#1033383) - Add curl dependency and move mgr-proxy-ssh* to spacewalk-proxy package. - Exit for non-traditional bootstrap scripts. (bsc#1020904) - Rename mgr-ssh-proxy-force-cmd -> mgr-proxy-ssh-force-cmd. - Add mgr-proxy-ssh-force-cmd, mgr-proxy-ssh-push-init to rpm. - Add option to configure only sshd. - Restrictive ssh options for user mgrsshtunnel. spacewalk-client-tools: - Fix reboot message to use correct product name. (bsc#1031667) spacewalk-proxy: - Add curl dependency and move mgr-proxy-ssh* to spacewalk-proxy package. - Lower the use-file-instead-of-memory treshold. (bsc#1030342) spacewalk-proxy-installer: - Do not start firewall on proxy during configuration if not already active. (bsc#1031338) - Salt minions get repodata via a different URL; reflect by additional squid rule. (bsc#1027873) - Only warn if parent ssh-push pub key could not be retrieved. - Generate and auth ssh push keys for user mgrsshtunnel. - Authorize parent salt-ssh key on proxy. - Generate proxy ssh-push key and authorize the previous proxy in the chain. - Generate own ssh-push key for proxy and authorize parent. spacewalk-web: - Remote Commands: Allow Web Socket to be opened on non-standard port. - Improve remote cmd ui err handling. - Show message when waiting for ssh minions times out. - Fix remote cmd ui js err and timed out message. - Remote cmd UI changes for salt-ssh minions. - Fix broken help link for taskstatus. (bsc#1017422) - Add js utility function to create Date objects in different timezones. - Show proxy path in bootstrap UI. - Clear proxy selection when clicking clear fields button. - Check if proxy hostname is FQDN not name in UI. - Show warn in bootstrap UI if proxy hostname is not a FQDN. susemanager-sls: - Add certificate state for CAASP. - Add certificate state for SLES for SAP. (bsc#1031659) - Pre-create empty top.sls with no-op. (bsc#1017754) - Add xccdf result xslt. - Fix mainframesysinfo module to use /proc/sysinfo on SLES11. (bsc#1025758) - Set scap store dir mod to 775 and group owner to susemanager. - Store uploaded scap files. - Set minion own key owner to bootstrap ssh_push_sudo_user. - Runner to generate ssh key and execute cmd via proxies. - Change ssh bootstrap state to generate and auth keys for salt-ssh push with tunnel. - Authorize parent salt-ssh key on proxy. How to apply this update: 1. Log in as root user to the SUSE Manager proxy. 2. Stop the proxy service: spacewalk-proxy stop 3. Apply the patch using either zypper patch or YaST Online Update. 4. Start the Spacewalk service: spacewalk-proxy start

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rhnlib

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/rhnlib&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%203.0

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.84.4-6.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High