SUSE update for wayland

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU67416

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3782

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error caused by incorrectly handled reference counting
certain objects. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack against the Wayland compositor or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wayland to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4

openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

libwayland-cursor0-32bit: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-client0-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-client0-32bit: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-cursor0-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-server0-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-egl1-32bit: before 99~1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

wayland-devel-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-server0-32bit: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-egl1-32bit-debuginfo: before 99~1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

wayland-devel-32bit: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

wayland-devel: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

wayland-devel-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-server0: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-server0-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-cursor0: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-client0-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-cursor0-debuginfo: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-egl1-debuginfo: before 99~1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-egl1: before 99~1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

wayland-debugsource: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

libwayland-client0: before 1.19.0-150400.3.3.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-cursor0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-client0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-client0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-cursor0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-server0-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-egl1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wayland-devel-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-server0-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-egl1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wayland-devel-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wayland-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wayland-devel-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-server0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-server0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-cursor0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-client0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-cursor0-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-egl1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-egl1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:wayland-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libwayland-client0:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231860-1/

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.