OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0907-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2021-06-24 09:52 - Updated: 2026-09-20 19:26
Summary
Security update for cryptctl
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: Security update for cryptctl
Description of the patch: 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.
Patchnames: openSUSE-2021-907
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2019-18906
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 15.2:cryptctl-0:2.4-lp152.5.3.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact critical
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