SUSE update for release-notes-susemanager, release-notes-susemanager-proxy

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64030

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-2021-44906

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trick the library into adding or modifying the properties of Object.prototype, using a constructor or __proto__ payload, resulting in prototype pollution and loss of confidentiality, availability, and integrity.

Mitigation

Update the affected package release-notes-susemanager, release-notes-susemanager-proxy to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.2.7-150300.3.31.2

release-notes-susemanager: before 4.2.7-150300.3.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222146-1/

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.

2) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

EUVDB-ID: #VU64571

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-2022-21952

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the "/rhn/manager/frontend-log" script takes a text as a POST parameter and then it writes into the "/var/log/rhn/rhn_web_frontend.log" file. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send arbitrary amount of data to the application log and consume all available disk space, cause a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Update the affected package release-notes-susemanager, release-notes-susemanager-proxy to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.2.7-150300.3.31.2

release-notes-susemanager: before 4.2.7-150300.3.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222146-1/

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.

3) Information Exposure Through an Error Message

EUVDB-ID: #VU64572

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31248

CWE-ID: CWE-209 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to enumerate email addresses of registered users.

The vulnerability exists due to the application in /rhn/help/ForgotCredentials.do exposes information about pretense of an email address of the registered user within the application. A remote non-authenticated attacker can enumerate email addresses of application users.

Mitigation

Update the affected package release-notes-susemanager, release-notes-susemanager-proxy to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

release-notes-susemanager-proxy: before 4.2.7-150300.3.31.2

release-notes-susemanager: before 4.2.7-150300.3.44.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222146-1/

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.