Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU87906
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28085
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied arguments along with setgid tty permissions within the wall command. A local user can execute arbitrary commands with escalated privileges on the system.
Update the affected package util-linux to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP3
SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2
openSUSE Leap: 15.3
libfdisk1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols-devel-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid-devel-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid-devel-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk1-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk-devel-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount-devel-64bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-lang: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk-devel-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk1-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount-devel-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols-devel-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid-devel-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid-devel-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1-32bit: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount-devel-static: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid-devel: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
python3-libmount-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
uuidd: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols-devel-static: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk-devel-static: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
uuidd-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
python3-libmount: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols-devel: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
python3-libmount-debugsource: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-debugsource: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-systemd-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid1-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-systemd: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk-devel: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid1-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
util-linux-systemd-debugsource: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount-devel: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid-devel: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libuuid-devel-static: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libmount1-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk1: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libsmartcols1: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libfdisk1-debuginfo: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
libblkid-devel-static: before 2.36.2-150300.4.41.1
External linkshttp://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241170-1/
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.