SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-1602

A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A code injection in the supportconfig data collection tool in supportutils in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 and 12-SP1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 and 12-SP1 could be used by local attackers to execute code as the user running supportconfig (usually root).

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.53% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-94
Affected
suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · suse/suse linux enterprise server
Source
security@opentext.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.