SUSE update for golang-github-prometheus-prometheus

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU61599

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-2022-21698

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within method label cardinality. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package golang-github-prometheus-prometheus to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Tools: 15 BETA

golang-github-prometheus-prometheus: before 2.32.1-150000.3.41.2

firewalld-prometheus-config: before 0.1-150000.3.41.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_tools:15:BETA:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:golang-github-prometheus-prometheus:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:firewalld-prometheus-config:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221434-1/

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.