SUSE update for cni

1) Improper Protection of Alternate Path

EUVDB-ID: #VU55590

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20206

CWE-ID: CWE-424 - Improper Protection of Alternate Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

the vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. When specifying the plugin to load in the 'type' field in the network configuration, it is possible to use special elements such as "../" separators to reference binaries elsewhere on the system. This flaw allows a remote user to execute other existing binaries other than the cni plugins/types, such as 'reboot'.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cni to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.2 - 5.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.3

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

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 6 - 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud: 15-SP1 - 15-SP2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15-SP1 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP1 - 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP1 - 15-SP4

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

SUSE CaaS Platform: 4.0

openSUSE Leap: 15.3 - 15.4

cni: before 0.7.1-150100.3.8.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224592-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.