SUSE update for libcares2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-22217 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system libcares2-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libcares2-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libcares2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libcares2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libcares-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libcares2-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU83485
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-22217
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ares_parse_soa_reply() function in ares_parse_soa_reply.c. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Update the affected package libcares2 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12: 12-SP5
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
libcares2-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
libcares2-32bit: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
libcares2: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
libcares2-debuginfo: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
libcares-devel: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
libcares2-debugsource: before 1.9.1-9.18.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension_12:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:libcares2-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libcares2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libcares2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libcares2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libcares-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libcares2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233690-1/
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.
