OpenSUSE Linux update for systemd
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-15686 CVE-2018-15688 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Privilege escalation
EUVDB-ID: #VU15675
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15686
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error in unit_deserialize of systemd. A remote attacker can supply arbitrary state across systemd re-execution via NotifyAccess and gain root privileges.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 42.3
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00025.html
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.
2) Heap out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU15555
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15688
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
The weakness exists within the written-from-scratch DHCPv6 client of the open-source Systemd management suite due to an out-of-bounds heap write in the DHCPv6 client when handling options sent by network adjacent DHCP servers. A remote attacker can supply maliciously crafted DHCPv6 packets, exploit the programming cockup, arbitrarily change parts of memory to crash or execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Systemd-powered Linux machines.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 42.3
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-11/msg00025.html
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.
