SUSE update for Maintenance update for SUSE Manager 4.3.8 Release Notes
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-20897 CVE-2023-20898 CVE-2023-29409 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-264 CWE-295 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system release-notes-susemanager Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component release-notes-susemanager-proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU80471
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-2023-20897
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to port 4506 and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package Maintenance update for SUSE Manager 4.3.8 Release Notes to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
release-notes-susemanager: before 4.3.8-150400.3.77.1
release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.3.8-150400.3.61.2
CPE2.3- 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:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233885-1/
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.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU80472
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20898
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to Git Providers get the same cache directory base name and can read from the wrong environment. A local user can gain access to sensitive information or corrupt data.
Update the affected package Maintenance update for SUSE Manager 4.3.8 Release Notes to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
release-notes-susemanager: before 4.3.8-150400.3.77.1
release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.3.8-150400.3.61.2
CPE2.3- 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:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233885-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Improper Certificate Validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU78913
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29409
CWE-ID:
CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to verifying certificate chains containing large RSA keys is slow. A remote attacker can cause a client/server to expend significant CPU time verifying signatures.
MitigationUpdate the affected package Maintenance update for SUSE Manager 4.3.8 Release Notes to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
release-notes-susemanager: before 4.3.8-150400.3.77.1
release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.3.8-150400.3.61.2
CPE2.3- 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:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:release-notes-susemanager-proxy:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233885-1/
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.
