SB2018050302 - OpenSUSE Linux update for patch
Published: May 3, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050302
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
3
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10713)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds access within pch_write_line() in pch.c. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted input, trigger memory corruption and cause the system to crash.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000156)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists in the EDITOR_PROGRAM invocation due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted patch file and execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6951)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the intuit_diff_type function due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.