SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : jasper (SUSE-SU-2024:0241-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 189715

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:0241-1 advisory.

- An invalid memory write issue in Jasper-Software Jasper v.4.1.1 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51257)

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

Solution

Update the affected jasper, libjasper-devel, libjasper4 and / or libjasper4-32bit packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1218802

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-51257

http://www.nessus.org/u?515b4c0b

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 189715

File Name: suse_SU-2024-0241-1.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/27/2024

Updated: 1/27/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-51257

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libjasper-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libjasper4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/15/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-51257

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:0241-1