SUSE update for poppler
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-6239 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Basesystem Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system poppler-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler89-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libpoppler89 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU93868
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-2024-6239
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the Pdfinfo utility. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package poppler to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsBasesystem Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5 - SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5
poppler-debugsource: before 0.79.0-150200.3.32.1
libpoppler89-debuginfo: before 0.79.0-150200.3.32.1
libpoppler89: before 0.79.0-150200.3.32.1
CPE2.3- 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:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:poppler-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler89-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:libpoppler89:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242334-1/
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.
