SB2024091148 - SUSE update for curl
Published: September 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024091148
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper certificate validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8096)
CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to curl might fail to detect some OCSP problems when configured to use the Certificate Status Request TLS extension. A remote attacker can bypass OCSP stapling protection and perform a Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that curl is build to use GnuTLS library.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.