SUSE update for expat



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-23852
CVE-2022-23990
CWE-ID CWE-190
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
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 Manager Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Proxy
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE CaaS Platform
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libexpat1-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

expat-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libexpat1-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libexpat1
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libexpat-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

expat-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

expat-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

expat
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU59966

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23852

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BYTES. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Update the affected package expat to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.0 - 5.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1-32bit: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat-devel: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-debugsource: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220498-1/


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.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU60114

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23990

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the doProlog() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

Mitigation

Update the affected package expat to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.0 - 5.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1 - 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1-32bit: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat1: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

libexpat-devel: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-debugsource: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat-debuginfo: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

expat: before 2.2.5-3.12.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220498-1/


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.



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