Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU61605
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41495
CWE-ID:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in numpy.sort in NumPy. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected package python-numpy to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC: 15-SP4
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP4
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP4
python3-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpc-devel: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpc-debuginfo: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpc: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy-gnu-hpc-devel: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy-gnu-hpc: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy-devel: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy-debuginfo: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python3-numpy: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python-numpy_1_17_3-gnu-hpc-debugsource: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
python-numpy-debugsource: before 1.17.3-150400.23.3.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222646-1/
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.