SUSE update for suse-module-tools

Published: 2023-10-23

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-1829 CVE-2023-23559
CWE-ID	CWE-416 CWE-190
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Enterprise Storage Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Manager Proxy Operating systems & Components / Operating system suse-module-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU75448

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1829

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the tcindex_delete() function. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package suse-module-tools to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server: 4.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

SUSE Manager Server: 4.2

SUSE Manager Proxy: 4.2

suse-module-tools: before 15.3.17-150300.3.22.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234158-1/

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.

2) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU72468