SUSE update for libxml2
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-34459 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system openSUSE Leap Operating systems & Components / Operating system libxml2-devel-64bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-64bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-devel-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-32bit Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python311-libxml2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-libxml2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python3-libxml2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-python-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-tools-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component python311-libxml2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libxml2-2 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU89430
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-2024-34459
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing XML data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Update the affected package libxml2 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.3 - 5.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.3 - 5.4
openSUSE Leap: 15.4
libxml2-devel-64bit: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2-64bit: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-doc: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-devel-32bit: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2-32bit: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
python311-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
python3-libxml2: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
python3-libxml2-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-debugsource: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-python-debugsource: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-tools-debuginfo: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-tools: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-devel: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
python311-libxml2: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
libxml2-2: before 2.9.14-150400.5.32.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-devel-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2-64bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2-64bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-doc:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-devel-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2-32bit:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2-32bit-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python311-libxml2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python3-libxml2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-python-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-tools-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:python311-libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libxml2-2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242279-1/
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.
