SUSE update for openssl-3

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU85808

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0727

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing fields in the PKCS12 certificate. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted certificate to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package openssl-3 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Basesystem Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.5

libopenssl-3-devel-64bit: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3-64bit: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

openssl-3-doc: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl-3-devel-32bit: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3-32bit: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3-debuginfo: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

openssl-3-debugsource: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl-3-devel: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

libopenssl3: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

openssl-3-debuginfo: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

openssl-3: before 3.0.8-150500.5.27.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:basesystem_module:15-SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop_15:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl-3-devel-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:openssl-3-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl-3-devel-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:openssl-3-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl-3-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:libopenssl3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:openssl-3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:openssl-3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20240815-1/

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.