SUSE update for cups

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU92075

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35235

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and make it world-writable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cups to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

Development Tools Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5 - SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.5 - 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2 - 5.5

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

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

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

libcups2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsmime1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcups2-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsimage2-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsppdc1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupscgi1-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-devel-32bit: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsimage2-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsmime1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-client: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsimage2: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-ddk: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-devel: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-client-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsppdc1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupscgi1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupscgi1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-ddk-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsppdc1-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcupsmime1: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-config: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcups2: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

libcups2-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-debugsource: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

cups-debuginfo: before 2.2.7-150000.3.59.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:development_tools_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:development_tools_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:libcups2-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupscgi1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsmime1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcups2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsmime1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsimage2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsppdc1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsppdc1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsimage2-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupscgi1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-devel-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsimage2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsmime1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-client:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsimage2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-ddk:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-client-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsppdc1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupscgi1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupscgi1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-ddk-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsppdc1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcupsmime1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-config:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcups2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libcups2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:cups-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242003-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.