SUSE update for compat-openssl098

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82894

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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 compat-openssl098 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Legacy Module: 12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP1 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP2 - SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP2-LTSS-ERICSSON

compat-openssl098-debugsource: before 0.9.8j-106.61.1

libopenssl0_9_8-32bit: before 0.9.8j-106.61.1

libopenssl0_9_8-debuginfo-32bit: before 0.9.8j-106.61.1

libopenssl0_9_8-debuginfo: before 0.9.8j-106.61.1

libopenssl0_9_8: before 0.9.8j-106.61.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2023/suse-su-20234593-1/

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.