SB2022102813 - SUSE update for libconfuse0
Published: October 28, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022102813
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40320)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap-based buffer over-read within the cfg_tilde_expand() function in confuse.c. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.