SUSE update for conmon

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU64008

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-2022-1708

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the ExecSync request. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package conmon to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.1

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP1-BCL - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP1-ESPOS - 15-SP2-LTSS

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

conmon-debuginfo: before 2.1.3-150100.3.9.1

conmon: before 2.1.3-150100.3.9.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223896-1/

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.