Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU94792
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5569
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted zip file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationUpdate the affected package python-zipp to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsopenSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.6
Python 3 Module: 15-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5
Public Cloud Module: 15-SP4
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
python311-zipp: before 3.15.0-150400.10.10.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242400-1/
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.