SUSE update for bubblewrap and flatpak

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU96049

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42472

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue when mounting persistent directories. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link and escape sandbox.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bubblewrap and flatpak to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

bubblewrap-debuginfo: before 0.4.1-150200.3.3.1

bubblewrap: before 0.4.1-150200.3.3.1

bubblewrap-debugsource: before 0.4.1-150200.3.3.1

libflatpak0: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

flatpak: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

system-user-flatpak: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

flatpak-debuginfo: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

flatpak-devel: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

flatpak-zsh-completion: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

libflatpak0-debuginfo: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

flatpak-debugsource: before 1.10.8-150200.4.21.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_ltss_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_espos_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15_sp4_ltss:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp3_ltss:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15_sp2_ltss:15-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:bubblewrap-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:bubblewrap:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:bubblewrap-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libflatpak0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:typelib-1_0-flatpak-1_0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:system-user-flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:flatpak-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:flatpak-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:flatpak-zsh-completion:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libflatpak0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:flatpak-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20243174-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.