SUSE update for bouncycastle

1) Observable discrepancy

EUVDB-ID: #VU89219

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-30171

CWE-ID: CWE-203 - Observable discrepancy

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a possible timing based leakage in RSA based handshakes. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bouncycastle to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Development Tools Module: 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP6

bouncycastle: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-pkix: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-util: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-javadoc: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-pg: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-jmail: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-tls: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

bouncycastle-mail: before 1.78.1-150200.3.29.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241539-2/

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.