SUSE update for gnutls



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-4209
CWE-ID CWE-476
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
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Proxy
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

libgnutlsxx28-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutlsxx28
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

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

libgnutls30-hmac-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutls30-hmac
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutls30-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutls30-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgnutls30
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

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

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

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

gnutls
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU66124

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-2021-4209

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in MD_UPDATE. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gnutls 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: 15-SP3-LTSS

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libgnutlsxx28-debuginfo: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutlsxx28: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutlsxx-devel: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30-hmac-32bit: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30-hmac: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30-debuginfo: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30-32bit: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls30: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

libgnutls-devel: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

gnutls-debugsource: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

gnutls-debuginfo: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

gnutls: before 3.6.7-14.16.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220717-1/


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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