SUSE update for capnproto

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU70537

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46149

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the list-of-list logic. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package capnproto to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications: 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

libcapnp-devel: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

libcapnp-0_9-debuginfo: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

libcapnp-0_9: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

capnproto-debugsource: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

capnproto-debuginfo: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

capnproto: before 0.9.1-150400.3.4.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20224478-1/

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.