SUSE update for expat

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU99614

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-50602

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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 XML_ResumeParser function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package expat to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.5

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5 - SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.6

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 Micro: 5.3 - 5.5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

expat-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat-devel-64bit: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1-64bit: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

expat-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat-devel-32bit: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1-32bit: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

expat: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat1: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

libexpat-devel: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

expat-debugsource: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

expat-debuginfo: before 2.4.4-150400.3.25.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap_micro:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:expat-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat-devel-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:expat-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat-devel-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:expat:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libexpat-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:expat-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:expat-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244035-1/

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.