SUSE update for shim

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU64067

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28737

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the handle_image() function when shim tries to load and execute crafted EFI executables. A local privileged user can trigger an out-of-bounds write error and bypass secure boot protection mechanism.

Mitigation

Update the affected package shim to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3 - SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

shim: before 15.7-150300.4.11.1

shim-debuginfo: before 15.7-150300.4.11.1

shim-debugsource: before 15.7-150300.4.11.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231702-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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