SB2024091148 - SUSE update for curl 



SB2024091148 - SUSE update for curl

Published: September 11, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024091148
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper certificate validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8096)

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.