SUSE update for gcc13



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-4039
CWE-ID CWE-254
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libatomic1-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libatomic1
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgcc_s1
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libstdc++6
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libstdc++6-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libgcc_s1-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

gcc13-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

gcc13-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU81045

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4039

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the GCC's stack smashing protection does not detect or defend against overflows of dynamically-sized local variables on AArch64 targets. A remote attacker can bypass expected security restrictions and successfully exploit buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gcc13 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4

libatomic1-debuginfo: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

libatomic1: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

libgcc_s1: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

libstdc++6: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

libstdc++6-debuginfo: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

libgcc_s1-debuginfo: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

gcc13-debuginfo: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

gcc13-debugsource: before 13.2.1+git7813-150000.1.6.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240045-1/


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.



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