SUSE update for SUSE Manager Client Tools

Published: 2023-05-12

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-41715 CVE-2022-46146
CWE-ID	CWE-400 CWE-836
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Manager Proxy Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system golang-github-prometheus-prometheus Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component firewalld-prometheus-config Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component golang-github-prometheus-promu Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component prometheus-blackbox_exporter Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component prometheus-postgres_exporter Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU68390

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-2022-41715

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in regexp/syntax when handling regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package SUSE Manager Client Tools to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Proxy Module: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Server Module: 4.2

SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro: 5

SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE: 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.0 - 5.4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2 - 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

golang-github-prometheus-prometheus: before 2.37.6-150000.3.47.2

firewalld-prometheus-config: before 0.1-150000.3.47.2

golang-github-prometheus-promu: before 0.14.0-150000.3.12.2

prometheus-blackbox_exporter: before 0.19.0-150000.1.17.2

prometheus-postgres_exporter: before 0.10.1-150000.1.11.4

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232182-1/

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.

2) Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU69691

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46146

CWE-ID: CWE-836 - Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication