OpenSUSE Linux update for kdeconnect-kde
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-26164 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
SUSE Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU47271
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26164
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing network packets. A remote attacker on a local network can send specially crafted packets to other hosts running kdeconnect and cause the application to consume large amounts of CPU and memory.
Update the affected packages.
SUSE Linux: 15
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00016.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
