SUSE update for libxml2

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU83291

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45322

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the xmlUnlinkNode() function in tree.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-2-debuginfo-32bit: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-doc: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-2: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

python-libxml2: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

python-libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-tools: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

python-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-devel: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.4-46.68.2

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234505-1/

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.