Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU77320
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2977
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the cardos_have_verifyrc_package() function in pkcs15 cardos_have_verifyrc_package. A local user can pass a smart card package with malformed ASN1 context to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package opensc to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsBasesystem Module: 15-SP4 - 15-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4 - SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4
openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5
openSUSE Leap Micro: 5.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Server: 4.3
SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3
opensc-32bit-debuginfo: before 0.22.0-150400.3.3.1
opensc-32bit: before 0.22.0-150400.3.3.1
opensc-debuginfo: before 0.22.0-150400.3.3.1
opensc: before 0.22.0-150400.3.3.1
opensc-debugsource: before 0.22.0-150400.3.3.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232516-1/
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.