SUSE update for PackageKit

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU87936

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0217

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in pk-transaction.c. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package PackageKit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15: SP5

Desktop Applications 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: 15.4 - 15.5

libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-devel-64bit: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-18-64bit-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-devel-32bit: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-18-32bit: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-lang: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-branding-upstream: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-backend-zypp: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-18: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-devel: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-devel-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-backend-dnf: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-gtk3-module: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

libpackagekit-glib2-devel: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-gtk3-module-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-backend-dnf-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-gstreamer-plugin-debuginfo: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

PackageKit-debugsource: before 1.2.4-150400.3.13.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241046-1/

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.