SUSE update for pcre

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU63945

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1586

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the PCRE2 library in the compile_xclass_matchingpath() function of the pcre2_jit_compile.c file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error, gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package pcre to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12-SP3 - 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability: 12-SP3 - 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP3 - 12-SP4

HPE Helion Openstack: 8

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9

pcre-tools-debuginfo: before 8.45-8.12.1

pcre-tools: before 8.45-8.12.1

pcre-devel-static: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcrecpp0-debuginfo-32bit: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcrecpp0-32bit: before 8.45-8.12.1

pcre-devel: before 8.45-8.12.1

pcre-debugsource: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcreposix0-debuginfo: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcreposix0: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcrecpp0-debuginfo: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcrecpp0: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre16-0-debuginfo: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre16-0: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre1-debuginfo: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre1-debuginfo-32bit: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre1: before 8.45-8.12.1

libpcre1-32bit: before 8.45-8.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_availability:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:hpe_helion_openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222334-1/

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.