Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU64075
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1304
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local attacker can use a specially crafted filesystem, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package e2fsprogs to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.0 - 5.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS - 15-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-ESPOS - 15-SP3-LTSS
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1
SUSE Manager Server: 4.1 - 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1 - 4.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3
SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0
openSUSE Leap: 15.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3
libext2fs2-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs2-32bit: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs-devel-32bit: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err2-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err2-32bit: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err-devel-32bit: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
e2fsprogs-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs2-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs2: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs-devel-static: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libext2fs-devel: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err2-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err2: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err-devel-static: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
libcom_err-devel: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
e2fsprogs-devel: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
e2fsprogs-debugsource: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
e2fsprogs-debuginfo: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
e2fsprogs: before 1.43.8-150000.4.33.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20221688-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.