SUSE update for libarchive

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU69582

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36227

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 libarchive. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libarchive to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP4

libarchive13-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

libarchive13-32bit: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

libarchive-devel: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

bsdtar-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

bsdtar: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

libarchive13-debuginfo: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

libarchive13: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

libarchive-debugsource: before 3.5.1-150400.3.12.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224209-1/

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.