SUSE update for ovmf

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU70612

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11098

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in MdeModulePkg. An attacker with physical access to the affected system can execute arbitrary code.

Mitigation

Update the affected package ovmf to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS - 15-SP3-ESPOS

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

ovmf-tools: before 202008-150300.10.17.1

ovmf: before 202008-150300.10.17.1

qemu-uefi-aarch64: before 202008-150300.10.17.1

qemu-ovmf-x86_64: before 202008-150300.10.17.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_realtime_extension:15-SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP3-LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing:15-SP3-ESPOS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovmf-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:ovmf:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-uefi-aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:qemu-ovmf-x86_64:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230036-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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