SUSE update for python39



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-42919
CVE-2022-45061
CWE-ID CWE-502
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

SUSE Enterprise Storage
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Manager Proxy
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

python39-base-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-base-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-tools
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-tk-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-tk
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-testsuite-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-testsuite
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-idle
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-doc-devhelp
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-doc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-dbm-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-dbm
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-curses-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-curses
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-core-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-base-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39-base
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

python39
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libpython3_9-1_0
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU69391

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42919

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to Python multiprocessing library, when used with the forkserver start method on Linux allows pickles to be deserialized from any user in the same machine local network namespace, which in many system configurations means any user on the same machine.A local user can execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user running the any forkserver process.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python39 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

python39-base-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tools: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tk-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tk: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-testsuite-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-testsuite: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-idle: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-doc-devhelp: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-doc: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-devel: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-debugsource: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-dbm-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-dbm: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-curses-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-curses: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-core-debugsource: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224071-1/


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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU69392

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-2022-45061

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an unnecessary quadratic algorithm in one path when processing some inputs to the IDNA (RFC 3490) decoder. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted name to he decoder, trigger resource excessive CPU consumption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python39 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

python39-base-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-32bit: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tools: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tk-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-tk: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-testsuite-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-testsuite: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-idle: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-doc-devhelp: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-doc: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-devel: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-debugsource: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-dbm-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-dbm: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-curses-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-curses: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-core-debugsource: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39-base: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

python39: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0-debuginfo: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

libpython3_9-1_0: before 3.9.15-150300.4.21.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224071-1/


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.



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