SB2020040133 - OpenSUSE Linux update for tor
Published: April 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040133
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10592)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper resource management. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10593)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in "circpad_setup_machine_on_circ" because a circuit-padding machine can be negotiated twice on the same circuit. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.