SUSE update for cups

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU92075

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35235

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and make it world-writable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update the affected package cups to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

cups-libs-debuginfo-32bit: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-libs-32bit: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-libs-debuginfo: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-libs: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-client: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-client-debuginfo: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-ddk: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-debuginfo: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-devel: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-ddk-debuginfo: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

cups-debugsource: before 1.7.5-20.49.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_for_sap_applications_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_high_performance_computing_12:SP5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-libs-debuginfo-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-libs-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-libs-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-libs:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-client:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-client-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-ddk:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-ddk-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:cups-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242002-1/

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.