SUSE update for xterm

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU69240

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45063

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing font ops. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system within the vi line-editing mode of Zsh.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xterm to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

xterm: before 308-5.9.1

xterm-debugsource: before 308-5.9.1

xterm-debuginfo: before 308-5.9.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_ltss:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_espos:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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_server_12_sp2_bcl:12-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230582-1/

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.