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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.