SUSE update for qpid-proton

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU21142

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0223

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Apache Qpid Proton (C library and its language bindings) allows anonymous TLS connections to with the peer, even when configured to verify the peer certificate. A remote attacker with ability to intercept and decrypt TLS traffic and perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package qpid-proton to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

qpid-proton-devel-doc: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

qpid-proton-debuginfo: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

qpid-proton-devel: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

python3-python-qpid-proton-debuginfo: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

qpid-proton-debugsource: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

python3-python-qpid-proton: before 0.38.0-150000.6.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpid-proton-devel-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpid-proton-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpid-proton-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-python-qpid-proton-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qpid-proton-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-python-qpid-proton:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241074-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.