Upstream information

CVE-2018-17294 at MITRE

Description

The matchCurrentInput function inside lou_translateString.c of Liblouis prior to 3.7 does not check the input string's length, allowing attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash via out-of-bounds read) by crafting an input file with certain translation dictionaries.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 4.3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 6.5 3.3
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction Required Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High Low
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1109319 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • liblouis-data >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • liblouis-devel >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • liblouis14 >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • python3-louis >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 GA liblouis-3.3.0-4.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 GA liblouis-data-3.3.0-4.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • liblouis-data >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • liblouis-devel >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • liblouis14 >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
  • python3-louis >= 3.3.0-4.5.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2019-795
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • liblouis >= 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
  • liblouis0 >= 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
  • python-louis >= 1.7.0-1.3.16.1
Patchnames:
slessp4-liblouis-13994
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • liblouis-data >= 2.6.4-6.9.24
  • liblouis-devel >= 2.6.4-6.9.24
  • liblouis9 >= 2.6.4-6.9.24
  • python-louis >= 2.6.4-6.9.39
  • python3-louis >= 2.6.4-6.9.41
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-3107
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-3107
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • liblouis-devel >= 2.6.4-6.9.24
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2020-3107
openSUSE Leap 15.0
  • liblouis-data >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
  • liblouis-devel >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
  • liblouis-doc >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
  • liblouis-tools >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
  • liblouis14 >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
  • python3-louis >= 3.3.0-lp150.3.3.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-2019-1160


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 python3-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Web and Scripting 12 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 python3-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 python3-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 liblouis Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL python-louis Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL python3-louis Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-ESPOS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 liblouis Affected
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-louis Affected
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python3-louis Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 liblouis Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 liblouis Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 python-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL python-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 liblouis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 python-louis Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 python3-louis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 python-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 python3-louis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 liblouis Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 liblouis Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 liblouis Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 liblouis Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 liblouis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 python-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 python3-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 liblouis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python3-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 liblouis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 python-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 python3-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 liblouis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python3-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 liblouis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 python-louis Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 python3-louis Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Sep 21 13:44:05 2018
CVE page last modified: Thu Feb 22 16:59:24 2024