SUSE update for bind

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU80931

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3341

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 when handling control channel messages . A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package bind to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Server Applications Module: 15-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP4

Basesystem Module: 15-SP4

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

openSUSE Leap: 15.4

python3-bind: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind-utils-debuginfo: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind-utils: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind-doc: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind-debuginfo: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind-debugsource: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

bind: before 9.16.44-150400.5.37.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:server_applications_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_retail_branch_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_server:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_manager_proxy:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-bind:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind-utils-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind-utils:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:bind:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233737-1/

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.