RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle Security Vulnerability for Operating System SLES 11 SP3 - False Positive
Originally Published: 2018-03-21
Last Modified: 2023-10-06
Article Number
000065863
Applies To
RSA Product Set:
  • RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle
  • RSA Via Lifecycle & Governance
  • RSA Identity Management & Governance
RSA Product/Service Type: Hardware Appliance
RSA Version/Condition: 6.9.1,  7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.1
Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Edition (SLES) 11 SP3
Article Summary
After patching an RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle hardware appliance using an Appliance Updater (executing Q4 2017 Appliance Updater -  "rsaimg_updater_2017_December_SLES11_12C.tar.bz2"), and running a vulnerability scan on the appliance, 'EOL/Obsolete Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3' was detected.

From the vulnerability scan report, you will see only "EOL/Obsolete Operating System: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 Detected" without a corresponding CVE number.
Alert Impact
Not Exploitable
Alert Impact Explanation
False Positive
Resolution
Although General Support for SLES 11 SP3 has reached End-Of-Life (EOL), RSA has Long Term Service Pack Support (LTSS)  for SLES 11 SP3.  This is supported as noted below until January of 2019.


Please see the following link, which confirms that SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 has LTSS support until January 2019. 
https://www.suse.com/lifecycle/ 

SLES Support


RSA Engineering has confirmed that fixes for any security vulnerabilities found in SLES 11 SP3 will be supplied through the Appliance Updater until at least January 2019 (when LTSS support ends).

With the recent release of RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle 7.1, the hardware appliance can be migrated to SLES 12 SP2.  You will also need to move to RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle 7.1 at the same time as you migrate to SLES 12 SP2, because SLES 12 includes Java 8 support which is supported starting with RSA Identity Governance & Lifecycle 7.1.

Disclaimer
Read and use the information in this RSA Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact RSA Software Technical Support at 1- 800 995 5095. RSA Security LLC and its affiliates, including without limitation, its ultimate parent company, Dell EMC, distributes RSA Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the affected RSA products, important security information. RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind. RSA disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event, shall RSA, its affiliates or suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA, its affiliates or suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

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