Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69405
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41716
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure processing of unsanitized NUL values in syscall.StartProcess and os/exec.Cmd. A local user on the Windows operating system can set a specially crafted environment variable and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
Update the affected package go1.18 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3
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
go1.18-race: before 1.18.8-150000.1.37.1
go1.18-doc: before 1.18.8-150000.1.37.1
go1.18: before 1.18.8-150000.1.37.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224055-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.