SUSE update for liblouis

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU74500

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26768

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the lou_setDataPath in compileTranslationTable.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package liblouis to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP4

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

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

liblouis-debugsource: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis20: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-devel: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis20-debuginfo: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-tools-debuginfo: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-debuginfo: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-tools: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

python3-louis: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-doc: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

liblouis-data: before 3.20.0-150400.3.13.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20231854-1/

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.