SUSE update for rubygem-activerecord-5_1

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU71305

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44566

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in ActiveRecord’s PostgreSQL adapter. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package rubygem-activerecord-5_1 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 Business Critical Linux: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15: SP1 - SP4

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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP4

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.0 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.0 - 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

ruby2.5-rubygem-activerecord-5_1: before 5.1.4-150000.5.6.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20230492-1/

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.