SUSE update for rust

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU59898

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-2022-21658

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in std::fs::remove_dir_all. A remote attacker can exploit the race, escalate privileges and delete arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package rust to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP1-BCL - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP1-ESPOS - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

rust-analysis: before 1.53.0-22.1

rls-debuginfo: before 1.53.0-22.1

rls: before 1.53.0-22.1

rust-src: before 1.53.0-22.1

rust-debuginfo: before 1.53.0-22.1

rust: before 1.53.0-22.1

cargo-debuginfo: before 1.53.0-22.1

cargo: before 1.53.0-22.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220491-1/

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.