SUSE update for ghostscript
| 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 |
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system HPE Helion Openstack Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE OpenStack Cloud 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
CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3781
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationUpdate the affected package ghostscript to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 12-SP3 - 12-SP4
HPE Helion Openstack: 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5
SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9
libspectre1-debuginfo: before 0.2.7-12.12.1
libspectre1: before 0.2.7-12.12.1
libspectre-devel: before 0.2.7-12.12.1
libspectre-debugsource: before 0.2.7-12.12.1
ghostscript-x11-debuginfo: before 9.52-23.42.1
ghostscript-x11: before 9.52-23.42.1
ghostscript-devel: before 9.52-23.42.1
ghostscript-debugsource: before 9.52-23.42.1
ghostscript-debuginfo: before 9.52-23.42.1
ghostscript: before 9.52-23.42.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:hpe_helion_openstack:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP2-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-BCL:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libspectre1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libspectre1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libspectre-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libspectre-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript-x11-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript-x11:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:ghostscript:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213180-1/
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.
