SUSE update for python-virtualenv

1) Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU101032

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-2024-53899

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling magic templates strings in activation scripts. A local user can pass specially crafted value via an environment variable to the affected script and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package python-virtualenv to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4: LTSS

Python 3 Module: 15-SP5 - 15-SP6

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5 - SP6

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5

python311-virtualenv: before 20.22.0-150400.9.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15_sp4:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15_sp4:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python_3_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python_3_module: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:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:python311-virtualenv:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20244093-1/

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.