SUSE update for swtpm

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU60731

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-2022-23645

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when the byte array representing the state of the TPM is accessed. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted header, trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package swtpm to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications: 15-SP3

swtpm-devel: before 0.5.3-150300.3.3.1

swtpm-debugsource: before 0.5.3-150300.3.3.1

swtpm-debuginfo: before 0.5.3-150300.3.3.1

swtpm: before 0.5.3-150300.3.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221297-1/

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.