CVE-2015-3217

Upstream information

CVE-2015-3217 at MITRE

Description

PCRE 7.8 and 8.32 through 8.37, and PCRE2 10.10 mishandle group empty matches, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) via a crafted regular expression, as demonstrated by /^(?:(?(1)\\.|([^\\\\W_])?)+)+$/.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	5
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector	Network
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	None
Integrity Impact	None
Availability Impact	Partial

SUSE Bugzilla entries: 933878 [CONFIRMED], 958373 [RESOLVED / DUPLICATE]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-CU-2019:695-1, published Tue Jan 14 00:06:30 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:706-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:56:32 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:708-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:56:51 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:710-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:10 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:712-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:31 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:714-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:57:50 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:716-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:06 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:719-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:33 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:721-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:58:53 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:723-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:12 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:725-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:40 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:727-1, published Thu Jan 16 09:59:57 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:729-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:00:23 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:731-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:01:00 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:733-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:01:25 MST 2020
• SUSE-CU-2019:738-1, published Thu Jan 16 10:02:14 MST 2020
• SUSE-SU-2016:2971-1, published Fri Dec 2 08:07:40 MST 2016
• SUSE-SU-2016:3161-1, published Thu Dec 15 08:07:23 MST 2016
• SUSE-SU-2017:2699-1, published Wed, 11 Oct 2017 03:06:53 +0200 (CEST)
• SUSE-SU-2017:2700-1, published Wed, 11 Oct 2017 03:07:32 +0200 (CEST)
• openSUSE-SU-2016:2805-1, published Tue, 15 Nov 2016 18:13:15 +0100 (CET)
• openSUSE-SU-2016:3099-1, published Mon, 12 Dec 2016 19:11:22 +0100 (CET)

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
Container caasp/v4/default-http-backend:beta1 Container caasp/v4/dnsmasq-nanny:2.78 Container caasp/v4/flannel:0.9.1 Container caasp/v4/haproxy:beta1 Container caasp/v4/kubedns:beta1 Container caasp/v4/nginx-ingress-controller:beta1 Container caasp/v4/openldap:beta1 Container caasp/v4/pause:1.0.0 Container caasp/v4/pv-recycler-node:8.25 Container caasp/v4/salt-api:beta1 Container caasp/v4/salt-master:beta1 Container caasp/v4/salt-minion:beta1 Container caasp/v4/sidecar:beta1 Container caasp/v4/velum:4.0.0 Container suse/sles12sp4:latest Container suse/sles12sp5:latest	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	libpcre1 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-8.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP1	libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP1-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP1-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP2	libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-HA-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP3	libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability 12 SP5	libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-8.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	libpcre1 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-8.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2	libpcre1 >= 8.41-4.20 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.41-4.20 libpcre16-0 >= 8.41-4.20 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.41-4.20 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.41-4.20 libpcreposix0 >= 8.41-4.20 pcre-devel >= 8.41-4.20 pcre-tools >= 8.41-4.20
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12	sles12-docker-image >= 1.1.4-20171002 sles12sp1-docker-image >= 1.0.7-20171002	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2017-1672 SUSE-SLE-Module-Containers-12-2017-1673
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	libpcre1 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-7.1 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel-static >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-tools >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel-static >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-tools >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-devel-static >= 8.39-7.1 pcre-tools >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-8.3.1 pcre-devel >= 8.39-8.3.1 pcre-devel-static >= 8.39-8.3.1 pcre-tools >= 8.39-8.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP1-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP2-2016-1744 SUSE-SLE-WE-12-SP2-2016-1827
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-7.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5	libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-8.3.1 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-8.3.1
openSUSE Leap 15.0	libpcre1 >= 8.41-lp150.4.15 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.41-lp150.4.15 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.41-lp150.4.15	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA libpcre1-32bit
openSUSE Tumbleweed	libpcre1 >= 8.39-2.5 libpcre1-32bit >= 8.39-2.5 libpcre16-0 >= 8.39-2.5 libpcre16-0-32bit >= 8.39-2.5 libpcrecpp0 >= 8.39-2.5 libpcrecpp0-32bit >= 8.39-2.5 libpcreposix0 >= 8.39-2.5 libpcreposix0-32bit >= 8.39-2.5 pcre-devel >= 8.39-2.5 pcre-devel-static >= 8.39-2.5 pcre-doc >= 8.39-2.5 pcre-tools >= 8.39-2.5	Patchnames: openSUSE Tumbleweed GA libpcre1-32bit

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First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• google/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729

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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.

Product(s)	Source package	State
Carwos 1	pcre	Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12	sles12-docker-image	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Containers 12	sles12sp1-docker-image	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 LTSS	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ESPOS	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 LTSS	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4	pcre	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1	pcre	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2	pcre	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9	mariadb-100	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	mariadb-100	Already fixed