SUSE update for Recommended update for libzypp, zypper, 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 Recommended update for libzypp, zypper, PackageKit to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS: 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15: SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP2 - SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS: 15-SP2

SUSE Enterprise Storage: 7.1

SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.1 - 5.2

openSUSE Leap: 15.3

zypper-log: before 1.14.69-150200.73.7

PackageKit-branding-SLE: before 12.0-150200.9.2.2

PackageKit-lang: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

zypper-needs-restarting: before 1.14.69-150200.73.7

libzypp-devel: before 17.32.2-150200.92.3

zypper: before 1.14.69-150200.73.7

libzypp-debuginfo: before 17.32.2-150200.92.3

libpackagekit-glib2-18-debuginfo: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libyui11-debuginfo: before 3.9.3-150200.3.2.6

PackageKit-debugsource: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libyui-rest-api11: before 0.3.0-150200.3.2.2

PackageKit-debuginfo: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

zypper-debuginfo: before 1.14.69-150200.73.7

typelib-1_0-PackageKitGlib-1_0: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

zypper-debugsource: before 1.14.69-150200.73.7

libyui-qt-pkg11-debuginfo: before 2.47.5-150200.3.4.4

PackageKit-backend-zypp: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

PackageKit: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libzypp-debugsource: before 17.32.2-150200.92.3

PackageKit-devel-debuginfo: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

PackageKit-backend-zypp-debuginfo: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libyui-rest-api11-debuginfo: before 0.3.0-150200.3.2.2

libpackagekit-glib2-devel: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

PackageKit-devel: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libyui11: before 3.9.3-150200.3.2.6

libyui-ncurses-pkg11-debuginfo: before 2.50.8-150200.3.5.5

libpackagekit-glib2-18: before 1.1.13-150200.4.30.4

libyui-qt-pkg11: before 2.47.5-150200.3.4.4

libyui-ncurses-pkg11: before 2.50.8-150200.3.5.5

libzypp: before 17.32.2-150200.92.3

libyui-ncurses-pkg-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.19

libyui-qt-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-pkg15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.19

libyui-ncurses-pkg15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.19

libyui-qt-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

yast2-pkg-bindings-debuginfo: before 4.3.13-150300.3.8.21

libyui-qt15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-pkg15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.17

libyui-qt-pkg-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.17

libyui-ncurses-rest-api-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-rest-api15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-rest-api-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-graph15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-rest-api15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

perl-yui: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

yast2-pkg-bindings-debugsource: before 4.3.13-150300.3.8.21

libyui15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-rest-api-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-bindings-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-pkg-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.17

libyui-ncurses-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-tools: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-pkg-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.19

python3-yui: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-rest-api15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-bindings-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-rest-api-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-graph15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

yast2-pkg-bindings: before 4.3.13-150300.3.8.21

libyui-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-rest-api-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-rest-api15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-graph-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

perl-yui-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-rest-api15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-graph-debugsource: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-qt-pkg15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.17

ruby-yui: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-rest-api15-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

python3-yui-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses15: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

ruby-yui-debuginfo: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

libyui-ncurses-rest-api-devel: before 4.1.5-150300.3.10.5

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-ru-20241202-1/

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.