SUSE update for golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU61599

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-2022-21698

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within method label cardinality. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-LTSS

golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter: before 1.3.0-150000.3.12.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222137-1/

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.