SUSE update for xterm
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-27135 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system xterm-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xterm-bin-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xterm-bin Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component xterm Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU50810
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27135
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing UTF-8 character sequences. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package xterm to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0
SUSE Manager Server: 4.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-ESPOS
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6
SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-LTSS
xterm-debugsource: before 330-4.3.1
xterm-bin-debuginfo: before 330-4.3.1
xterm-bin: before 330-4.3.1
xterm: before 330-4.3.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP1-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:xterm-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:xterm-bin-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:xterm-bin:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:xterm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212013-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
