A cryptctl security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.3.

openSUSE-SU-2021:2136-1: important: Security update for cryptctl

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2136-1
Rating: important
References: #1186226
Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.3
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

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.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-2136=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (ppc64le x86_64):

cryptctl-2.4-4.5.1
cryptctl-debuginfo-2.4-4.5.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18906.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186226