openEuler 22.03 LTS update for uboot-tools

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU65331

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33967

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a defect in the metadata reading process. An attacker with physical access can use a specially crafted squashfs image, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS

uboot-images-armv8: before 2021.10-6

uboot-tools-help: before 2021.10-6

uboot-images-elf: before 2021.10-6

uboot-tools-debuginfo: before 2021.10-6

uboot-tools-debugsource: before 2021.10-6

uboot-tools: before 2021.10-6

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-images-armv8:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-tools-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-images-elf:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-tools-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:uboot-tools:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1800

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.