SUSE update for libconfuse0

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU67558

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-2022-40320

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer over-read within the cfg_tilde_expand() function in confuse.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libconfuse0 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC: 12

libconfuse0-lang: before 2.8-3.6.1

libconfuse0-debugsource: before 2.8-3.6.1

libconfuse0-debuginfo: before 2.8-3.6.1

libconfuse0: before 2.8-3.6.1

libconfuse-devel: before 2.8-3.6.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223331-1/

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.