SB2023012667 - SUSE update for libXpm
Published: January 26, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44617)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the ParsePixels() function when handling XPM files with width set to 0 and a very large height value. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted XPM file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46285)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling unclosed comments in XPM images within the ParseComment() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted image and cause denial of service conditions.
3) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4883)
CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to libXpm relies on the $PATH variable to run the command responsible for decompressing .Z or .gz files. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.