SUSE update for mariadb

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU66024

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-32084

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a segmentation fault via the component sub_select. A local user can send a specially crafted file and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package mariadb 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: SP4 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP4 - SP5

SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar: 9

SUSE OpenStack Cloud: 9

mariadb-errormessages: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-tools: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-debuginfo: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-debugsource: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-tools-debuginfo: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-client: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-galera: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

mariadb-client-debuginfo: before 10.2.44-3.53.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233174-1/

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.