SUSE-SU-2017:2923-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:2923-1

    Published: 2 Nov 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15638

    Summary: Security update for SuSEfirewall2

    Details: This update for SuSEfirewall2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2017-15638: Fixed a security issue with too open implicit portmapper rules (bsc#1064127): A source net restriction for _rpc_ services was not taken into account for the implicitly added rules for port 111, making the portmap service accessible to everyone in the affected zone.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20172923-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1064127, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15638

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: SuSEfirewall2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/SuSEfirewall2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.6_SVNr208-2.18.3.1

    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
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