SUSE update for libxml2

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU89430

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-34459

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing XML data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-doc: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

python-libxml2: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

python-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-tools: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

python-libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-2: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

libxml2-devel: before 2.9.4-46.75.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python-libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libxml2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242288-1/

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.