SUSE update for SUSE Manager Salt Bundle

Published: 2023-09-28

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-20897 CVE-2023-20898
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Manager Proxy Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Module Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system venv-salt-minion Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU80471

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20897

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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 send specially crafted packets to port 4506 and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package SUSE Manager Salt Bundle to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Manager Proxy Module: 4.3

SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro: 5

SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE: 15

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop: 15-SP1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.0 - 5.4

SUSE Manager Server Module: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 15-SP3-LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing: 15-SP3-LTSS

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Server: 4.3

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 15

venv-salt-minion: before 3006.0-150000.3.42.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20233877-1/

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.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU80472

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20898

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls