SUSE update for jasper



| Updated: 2022-12-02
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-2963
CWE-ID CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libjasper1-debuginfo-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libjasper1-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libjasper1-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libjasper1
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

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

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

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

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU68550

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2963

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the cmdopts_parse() function. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package jasper to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

libjasper1-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

libjasper1-32bit: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

libjasper1-debuginfo: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

libjasper1: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

libjasper-devel: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

jasper-debugsource: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

jasper-debuginfo: before 1.900.14-195.34.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223672-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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