SUSE update for xen



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-33746
CVE-2022-33748
CWE-ID CWE-400
CWE-755
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Proxy
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

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

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

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

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

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-domU
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-libs
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

xen-doc-html
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

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

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

xen
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU78439

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33746

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when freeing the P2M pool. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications: 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP4

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-devel: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223727-1/


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.

2) Improper handling of exceptional conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU79450

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 3.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33748

CWE-ID: CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to lock order inversion in transitive grant copy handling As part of XSA-226 a missing cleanup call was inserted on an error handling path. A local user can send specially crafted input and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xen to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications: 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP4

xen-tools-xendomains-wait-disk: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-32bit-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-32bit: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-domU-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-domU: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-tools: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs-debuginfo: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-libs: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-doc-html: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-devel: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen-debugsource: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

xen: before 4.16.2_06-150400.4.11.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223727-1/


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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