Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU55451
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37600
CWE-ID:
CWE-190 - Integer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in ipcutils.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package util-linux to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-BCL
util-linux-lang: before 2.28-44.35.1
uuidd-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
uuidd: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux-systemd-debugsource: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux-systemd-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux-systemd: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux-debugsource: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
util-linux: before 2.28-44.35.1
python-libmount-debugsource: before 2.28-44.35.1
python-libmount-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
python-libmount: before 2.28-44.35.1
libuuid1-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libuuid1-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
libuuid1-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libuuid1: before 2.28-44.35.1
libsmartcols1-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
libsmartcols1: before 2.28-44.35.1
libmount1-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libmount1-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
libmount1-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libmount1: before 2.28-44.35.1
libfdisk1-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
libfdisk1: before 2.28-44.35.1
libblkid1-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libblkid1-debuginfo: before 2.28-44.35.1
libblkid1-32bit: before 2.28-44.35.1
libblkid1: before 2.28-44.35.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221103-1/
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.