SUSE update for gsl

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU80509

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35357

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the gsl_stats_quantile_from_sorted_data() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger memory corruption and compromise the affected system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gsl to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15: SP4 - SP5

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-module: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-examples: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgslcblas_2_4-gnu-hpc: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-devel: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debugsource: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-doc: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgsl_2_4-gnu-hpc: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgslcblas_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl-debugsource: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgsl23: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

gsl-debuginfo: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

libgsl23-debuginfo: before 2.4-150100.9.4.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_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:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-module:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-examples:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgslcblas_2_4-gnu-hpc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgsl_2_4-gnu-hpc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgslcblas_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl_2_4-gnu-hpc-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgsl23:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gsl-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libgsl23-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233527-1/

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.