SUSE update for openssl

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82894

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5678

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openssl to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE: 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: SP4

libopenssl0_9_8: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

openssl: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bit: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

libopenssl0_9_8-hmac: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

openssl-doc: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

libopenssl0_9_8-32bit: before 0.9.8j-0.106.80.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_11_sp4_ltss_extreme_core:11-SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_11:SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenssl0_9_8:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenssl0_9_8-hmac-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenssl0_9_8-hmac:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:openssl-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libopenssl0_9_8-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234489-1/

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.