SUSE update for dmidecode

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU75432

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-2023-30630

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when executing the command with the "--dump-bin" option. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package dmidecode to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

dmidecode-debuginfo: before 3.0-10.6.1

dmidecode: before 3.0-10.6.1

dmidecode-debugsource: before 3.0-10.6.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_ltss:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp4_espos:12-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp2_bcl:12-SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud_crowbar:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:dmidecode-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:dmidecode:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:dmidecode-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232044-1/

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.