SUSE update for libva

1) Untrusted search path

EUVDB-ID: #VU91605

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39929

CWE-ID: CWE-426 - Untrusted Search Path

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an untrusted search path. A local user can place a malicious binary into a specific location on the system and execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package libva to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended: Security

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5: LTSS

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5

libva-debugsource: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva-x11-2: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva2-debuginfo: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva-drm2: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva-devel: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva2: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva-drm2-debuginfo: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

libva-x11-2-debuginfo: before 2.20.0-3.3.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5_ltss_extended:Security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server_12_sp5:LTSS:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:libva-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva-x11-2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva-drm2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva-devel:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva2:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva-drm2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:suse:libva-x11-2-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-20251477-1/

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.