SUSE update for ghostscript

Published: 2021-09-15

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-3781
CWE-ID	CWE-94
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem Operating systems & Components / Operating system libspectre1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libspectre1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libspectre-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libspectre-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-x11-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-x11 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ghostscript Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU56385

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3781

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted SVG file, upload it to the affected system and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package ghostscript to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0

SUSE Manager Server: 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15 - 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP1-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

libspectre1-debuginfo: before 0.2.8-3.12.1

libspectre1: before 0.2.8-3.12.1

libspectre-devel: before 0.2.8-3.12.1

libspectre-debugsource: before 0.2.8-3.12.1

ghostscript-x11-debuginfo: before 9.52-155.1

ghostscript-x11: before 9.52-155.1

ghostscript-devel: before 9.52-155.1

ghostscript-debugsource: before 9.52-155.1

ghostscript-debuginfo: before 9.52-155.1

ghostscript: before 9.52-155.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213044-1/

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.