SUSE update for nautilus

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU70096

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-2022-37290

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 within the get_basename() function when parsing .zip files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package nautilus to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

nautilus-lang: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

nautilus: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

libnautilus-extension1-debuginfo: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

libnautilus-extension1: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

gnome-shell-search-provider-nautilus: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

typelib-1_0-Nautilus-3_0: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

nautilus-devel: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

nautilus-debuginfo: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

nautilus-debugsource: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

libnautilus-extension1-debuginfo-32bit: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

libnautilus-extension1-32bit: before 3.20.3-23.15.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224394-1/

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.