SUSE update for pcre2

1) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU79112

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41409

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 in pcre2test. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package pcre2 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

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libpcre2-16-0-debuginfo: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-32-0-debuginfo: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-posix2: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-32-0: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-16-0: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-8-0: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-posix2-debuginfo: before 10.34-1.13.1

libpcre2-8-0-debuginfo: before 10.34-1.13.1

pcre2-tools: before 10.34-1.13.1

pcre2-devel-static: before 10.34-1.13.1

pcre2-debugsource: before 10.34-1.13.1

pcre2-tools-debuginfo: before 10.34-1.13.1

pcre2-devel: before 10.34-1.13.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-16-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-32-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-posix2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-32-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-16-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-8-0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-posix2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libpcre2-8-0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pcre2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pcre2-devel-static:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pcre2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pcre2-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:pcre2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233328-1/

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.