SUSE update for iperf

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU78695

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-2023-38403

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted length field to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS0 attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package iperf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

iperf-debugsource: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

libiperf0: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

iperf-devel: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

iperf: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

libiperf0-debuginfo: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

iperf-debuginfo: before 3.5-150000.3.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:iperf-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libiperf0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:iperf-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:iperf:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libiperf0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:iperf-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232987-1/

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.