SUSE update for icu

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU58432

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21913

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the pkg_createWithAssemblyCode() function in the file tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package icu to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

libicu52_1-debuginfo-32bit: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu52_1-32bit: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu52_1-debuginfo: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu52_1-data: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu52_1: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu-doc: before 52.1-8.13.1

libicu-devel: before 52.1-8.13.1

icu-debugsource: before 52.1-8.13.1

icu-debuginfo: before 52.1-8.13.1

icu: before 52.1-8.13.1

CPE2.3

• 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_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu52_1-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu52_1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu52_1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu52_1-data:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu52_1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libicu-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:icu-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:icu-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:icu:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223140-1/

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.