SUSE update for libwebp

Published: 2023-06-20

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-1999
CWE-ID	CWE-415
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 BCL Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar Operating systems & Components / Operating system HPE Helion Openstack Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE OpenStack Cloud Operating systems & Components / Operating system libwebpdecoder1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebpdecoder1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp5 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebpdemux1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp5-debuginfo-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebpdemux1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp5-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp5-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebp-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebpmux1-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libwebpmux1 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU74824

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1999

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in libwebp. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted page, trigger a double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libwebp to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

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 BCL: 12-SP2

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 8 - 9

HPE Helion Openstack: 8

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 8 - 9

libwebpdecoder1-debuginfo: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebpdecoder1: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp-devel: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp5: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebpdemux1-debuginfo: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp5-debuginfo-32bit: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebpdemux1: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp5-debuginfo: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp5-32bit: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebp-debugsource: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebpmux1-debuginfo: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

libwebpmux1: before 0.4.3-4.10.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232552-1/

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.