SUSE update for gdk-pixbuf

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU66184

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46829

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing GIF images. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted GIF image, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gdk-pixbuf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-32bit: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-32bit: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-devel-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-devel-32bit: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-lang: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

typelib-1_0-GdkPixdata-2_0: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-devel-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-devel: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

typelib-1_0-GdkPixbuf-2_0: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-debuginfo: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

gdk-pixbuf-debugsource: before 2.40.0-150200.3.6.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20222996-1/

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.