SUSE update for unbound



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-43167
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Package Hub 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Basesystem Module
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 Real Time 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

unbound-munin
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-anchor-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libunbound8
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libunbound8-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-python-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-python
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-anchor
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

unbound-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU96082

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-2024-43167

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the ub_ctx_set_fwd() function. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package unbound to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.5

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

unbound-munin: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-anchor-debuginfo: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

libunbound8: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

libunbound8-debuginfo: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-debugsource: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-python-debuginfo: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-python: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-debuginfo: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-anchor: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

unbound-devel: before 1.20.0-150100.10.16.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243074-1/


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.



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