SUSE update for icu

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU58432

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21913

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the pkg_createWithAssemblyCode() function in the file tools/pkgdata/pkgdata.cpp. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package icu to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 11-SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS-BETA

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

icu-debugsource: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

icu-debuginfo: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2-ledata: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2-bedata: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2-32bit-debuginfo: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2-32bit: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2-debuginfo: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

libicu60_2: before 60.2-150000.3.12.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223141-1/

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.