SUSE update for libjpeg-turbo

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU67589

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-2020-35538

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the jcopy_sample_rows() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libjpeg-turbo 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: 5.1 - 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP3

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

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 Packagehub Subpackages: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3

libturbojpeg0-32bit-debuginfo: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libturbojpeg0-32bit: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8-devel-32bit: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8-32bit-debuginfo: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8-32bit: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-devel-32bit: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-32bit-debuginfo: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-32bit: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libturbojpeg0-debuginfo: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libturbojpeg0: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8-devel: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-turbo-debugsource: before 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-devel: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-debuginfo: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62: before 62.2.0-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg-turbo-debugsource: before 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg-turbo-debuginfo: before 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg-turbo: before 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg62-turbo: before 1.5.3-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8-debuginfo: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

libjpeg8: before 8.1.2-150000.32.5.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223523-1/

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.