SUSE update for libheif

1) Division by zero

EUVDB-ID: #VU76229

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29659

CWE-ID: CWE-369 - Divide By Zero

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a floating point exception within the heif::Fraction::round() function in box.cc. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libheif to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Desktop Applications Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Package Hub 15: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

libheif1-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

libheif1-32bit: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-debuginfo: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

libheif1-debuginfo: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

libheif1: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

libheif-debugsource: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

libheif-devel: before 1.12.0-150400.3.11.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:desktop_applications_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_package_hub_15:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif1-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif1-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:gdk-pixbuf-loader-libheif-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif1-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif1:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libheif-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20232223-2/

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.