Description
Spacewalk 2.10, and derivatives such as Uyuni 2021.08, allows code injection. rhn-config-satellite.pl doesn't sanitize the configuration filename used to append Spacewalk-specific key-value pair. The script is intended to be run by the tomcat user account with Sudo, according to the installation setup. This can lead to the ability of an attacker to use --option to append arbitrary code to a root-owned file that eventually will be executed by the system. This is fixed in Uyuni spacewalk-admin 4.3.2-1.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | cobbler | 3.1.2-5.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | hub-xmlrpc-api | 0.7-3.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | inter-server-sync | 0.0.5-8.6.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | patterns-suse-manager | 4.2-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | py26-compat-salt | 2016.11.10-11.28.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | py26-compat-tornado | 4.2.1-3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | py27-compat-salt | 3000.3-7.7.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacecmd | 4.2.13-4.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-admin | 4.2.9-3.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-backend | 4.2.17-4.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-certs-tools | 4.2.13-3.9.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-client-tools | 4.2.14-4.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-java | 4.2.30-3.14.4 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-utils | 4.2.14-3.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | spacewalk-web | 4.2.23-3.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | subscription-matcher | 0.27-6.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | supportutils-plugin-susemanager | 4.2.3-3.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager | 4.2.25-3.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager-doc-indexes | 4.2-12.11.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager-docs_en | 4.2-12.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager-schema | 4.2.18-3.9.3 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager-sls | 4.2.18-3.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | susemanager-sync-data | 4.2.9-3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2 | virtualization-formulas | 0.6.1-8.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 | spacewalk-admin | 4.1.10-3.15.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3562-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | release-notes-susemanager | 4.2.3-3.19.1 | SUSE-RU-2021:3551-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | release-notes-susemanager-proxy | 4.2.3-3.15.1 | SUSE-RU-2021:3551-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | release-notes-susemanager-proxy | 4.2.3-3.15.1 | SUSE-RU-2021:3551-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | spacewalk-admin | 2.10.1-1.0.1.el7 | ELSA-2023-12331 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Server 4.2 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2021:3551-1 Recommended update for SUSE Manager 4.2.3 Release Notes SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3562-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2023-12331 Important: spacewalk-admin security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 8, 2023