SUSE update for xerces-j2

1) Infinite loop

EUVDB-ID: #VU59965

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23437

CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing XML documents. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted XML document, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xerces-j2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE 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 for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL - 12-SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9

xerces-j2-scripts: before 2.8.1-268.9.1

xerces-j2-demo: before 2.8.1-268.9.1

xerces-j2-xml-resolver: before 2.8.1-268.9.1

xerces-j2-xml-apis: before 2.8.1-268.9.1

xerces-j2: before 2.8.1-268.9.1

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_for_sap_applications:12-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:xerces-j2-scripts:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-j2-demo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-j2-xml-resolver:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-j2-xml-apis:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:xerces-j2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220542-1/

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.