SB2022102665 - SUSE update for telnet
Published: October 26, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022102665
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39028)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in telnetd daemon. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference via 0xff 0xf7 or 0xff 0xf8 and crash telnetd.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.