SUSE update for gegl

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU59099

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-45463

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation, when a pathname in a constructed command line is not escaped or filtered. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gegl to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

typelib-1_0-Gegl-0_3: before 0.3.34-3.3.1

libgegl-0_3-0-debuginfo: before 0.3.34-3.3.1

libgegl-0_3-0: before 0.3.34-3.3.1

gegl-0_3-debuginfo: before 0.3.34-3.3.1

gegl-0_3: before 0.3.34-3.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:typelib-1_0-gegl-0_3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgegl-0_3-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgegl-0_3-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gegl-0_3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gegl-0_3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20214210-1/

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.