SUSE update for libxml2

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU81044

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39615

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the xmlSAX2StartElement() function in /libxml2/SAX2.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS: 15-SP1

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

python2-libxml2-python-debuginfo: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-devel: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

python2-libxml2-python: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-2: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-tools: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

python-libxml2-python-debugsource: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

python3-libxml2-python: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.7-150000.3.60.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp1_ltss:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp1_ltss:15-SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_caas_platform:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python2-libxml2-python-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python2-libxml2-python:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python3-libxml2-python-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2-python-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python3-libxml2-python:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233698-1/

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.