CVE-2024-22034 Crafted projects can overwrite special files in the .osc config directory

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can overwrite special configuration files in the osc directory via crafted projects, allowing them to modify the victim's osc configuration.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-22034?

CVE-2024-22034 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5, published on 16 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Attackers could put the special files in .osc into the actual package sources (e.g. _apiurl). This allows the attacker to change the configuration of osc for the victim

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22034?

Linux distribution packages (6)
osc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5All versions1.9.0-150400.10.6.1
osc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP6All versions1.9.0-150400.10.6.1
osc SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5All versions0.183.0-15.18.1
osc openSUSE:Leap 15.5All versions1.9.0-150400.10.6.1
osc openSUSE:Leap 15.6All versions1.9.0-150400.10.6.1
osc openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions1.9.0-1.1

How do I fix CVE-2024-22034?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-22034 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22034, GHSA-gm3v-m2w5-wm38, OESA-2024-2133, SUSE-SU-2024:2961-1, SUSE-SU-2024:2963-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-22034 and 1 more.

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