SUSE update for curl



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-22876
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

libcurl4-debuginfo-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcurl4-32bit
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcurl4-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcurl4
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

curl
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

libcurl-devel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

curl-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

curl-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU51821

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22876

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to libcurl does not strip off user credentials from the URL when automatically populating the Referer: HTTP request header field in outgoing HTTP requests and therefore risks leaking sensitive data to the server that is the target of the second HTTP request.

Mitigation

Update the affected package curl to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

libcurl4-debuginfo-32bit: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

libcurl4-32bit: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

libcurl4-debuginfo: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

libcurl4: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

curl: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

libcurl-devel: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

curl-debugsource: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

curl-debuginfo: before 7.60.0-11.15.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211396-1/


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.



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