SUSE update for go1.17

Published: 2021-12-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2021-44716 CVE-2021-44717
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE CaaS Platform Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 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 Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system go1.17-race Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component go1.17-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component go1.17 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU58824

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44716

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package go1.17 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.5

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP2-BCL - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP2-ESPOS - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP2 - 15-SP3

go1.17-race: before 1.17.5-1.14.2

go1.17-doc: before 1.17.5-1.14.2

go1.17: before 1.17.5-1.14.2

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20214186-1/

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.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU59042