SUSE update for xterm

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU79805

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40359

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ReGIS support. A local user can pass unexpected characters to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xterm to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

xterm: before 330-150200.11.12.1

xterm-bin-debuginfo: before 330-150200.11.12.1

xterm-debugsource: before 330-150200.11.12.1

xterm-bin: before 330-150200.11.12.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module: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_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm-bin-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xterm-bin:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234438-1/

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.