openSUSE Security Update: Security update for cryptctl ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:2136-1 Rating: important References: #1186226 Cross-References: CVE-2019-18906 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ 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