SUSE update for xmlbeans

1) XML Entity Expansion

EUVDB-ID: #VU49517

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-23926

CWE-ID: CWE-776 - Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing XML data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML data to the application and perform XML Entity Expansion attacks.

Mitigation

Update the affected package xmlbeans to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP2-BCL - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP3 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP2-ESPOS - 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

xmlbeans-scripts: before 2.6.0-150000.5.3.1

xmlbeans: before 2.6.0-150000.5.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223875-1/

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.