SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : jackson-databind, jackson-dataformats-binary, jackson-annotations, jackson-bom, jackson-core (SUSE-SU-2022:1678-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 161231

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:1678-1 advisory.

- A flaw was found in FasterXML Jackson Databind, where it did not have entity expansion secured properly.
This flaw allows vulnerability to XML external entity (XXE) attacks. The highest threat from this vulnerability is data integrity. (CVE-2020-25649)

- This affects the package com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat:jackson-dataformat-cbor from 0 and before 2.11.4, from 2.12.0-rc1 and before 2.12.1. Unchecked allocation of byte buffer can cause a java.lang.OutOfMemoryError exception. (CVE-2020-28491)

- jackson-databind before 2.13.0 allows a Java StackOverflow exception and denial of service via a large depth of nested objects. (CVE-2020-36518)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 161231

File Name: suse_SU-2022-1678-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/17/2022

Updated: 7/13/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25649

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-databind-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-databind, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-core, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-dataformat-cbor, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-annotations-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-annotations, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:jackson-core-javadoc

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25649, CVE-2020-28491, CVE-2020-36518

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:1678-1

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