SB2023090548 - SUSE update for glib2 



SB2023090548 - SUSE update for glib2

Published: September 5, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023090548
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 17% Medium 67% Low 17%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28153)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue, when g_file_replace() is used with G_FILE_CREATE_REPLACE_DESTINATION. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29499)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32611)

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 within the g_variant_byteswap() function. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32636)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted GVariants to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32643)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the g_variant_serialised_get_child() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


6) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32665)

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. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.