SB2022122614 - SUSE update for openssl-3

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SB2022122614 - SUSE update for openssl-3

Published: December 26, 2022 Updated: February 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2022122614
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3786)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing the email address field length inside a X.509 certificate. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted certificate to the application, trigger a buffer overflow and crash the application.



2) Improper locking (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3996)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error if an X.509 certificate contains a malformed policy constraint and policy processing is enabled. A remote attacker can under certain circumstances perform a denial of service attack against the web server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that policy processing being enabled on the server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References