SUSE update for rust1.62

Published: 2022-09-28

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-36113 CVE-2022-36114
CWE-ID	CWE-61 CWE-400
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system rust1.62-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component rust1.62 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cargo1.62-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component cargo1.62 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU67717

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36113

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to corrupt arbitrary files on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A remote attacker can add a malicious ".cargo-ok" symbolic link into the package, point the link to an arbitrary file on the system and corrupt it during package extraction.

Mitigation

Update the affected package rust1.62 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

rust1.62-debuginfo: before 1.62.1-150300.7.7.1

rust1.62: before 1.62.1-150300.7.7.1

cargo1.62-debuginfo: before 1.62.1-150300.7.7.1

cargo1.62: before 1.62.1-150300.7.7.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223451-1/

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.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU67718

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-2022-36114

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion