CVE-2021-42771

Upstream information

CVE-2021-42771 at MITRE

Description

Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Running

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores

	SUSE
Base Score	7.8
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Access Vector	Local
Access Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact	High
Integrity Impact	High
Availability Impact	High
CVSSv3 Version	3.1

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1185768 [IN_PROGRESS]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-CU-2021:599-1, published Sat Dec 25 07:35:24 UTC 2021
• SUSE-CU-2021:602-1, published Sat Dec 25 07:43:11 UTC 2021
• SUSE-IU-2022:1-1, published Wed Jan 5 07:23:46 UTC 2022
• SUSE-IU-2022:2-1, published Wed Jan 5 07:24:40 UTC 2022
• SUSE-SU-2021:4161-1, published Wed Dec 22 20:16:41 UTC 2021
• SUSE-SU-2022:0028-1, published Wed Jan 5 20:20:13 UTC 2022
• SUSE-SU-2022:0029-1, published Wed Jan 5 20:19:03 UTC 2022
• openSUSE-SU-2021:1553-1, published Thu Dec 16 18:44:21 2021
• openSUSE-SU-2021:3945-1, published Mon Dec 6 18:42:01 2021

List of released packages

Product(s)	Fixed package version(s)	References
Container ses/7/cephcsi/cephcsi:3.3.1.0.3.670 Container trento/trento-runner:latest Image SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Aliyun Image SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-Azure Image SLES15-SP3-CHOST-BYOS-EC2	python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1
HPE Helion Openstack 8	python-Babel >= 2.3.4-4.3.1	Patchnames: HPE-Helion-OpenStack-8-2022-29
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2	python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3945
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3	python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3945
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12	python-Babel >= 2.5.3-4.8.1 python3-Babel >= 2.5.3-4.8.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2021-4161
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2	python2-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP2-2021-3945
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP3	python2-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-Module-Python2-15-SP3-2021-3945
SUSE MicroOS 5.0	python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-3945
SUSE MicroOS 5.1	python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3945
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8	python-Babel >= 2.3.4-4.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-8-2022-29
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9	python-Babel >= 2.5.1-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-9-2022-28
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8	python-Babel >= 2.3.4-4.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-8-2022-29
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	python-Babel >= 2.5.1-3.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Crowbar-9-2022-28
openSUSE Leap 15.2	python-Babel-doc >= 2.8.0-lp152.2.3.1 python2-Babel >= 2.8.0-lp152.2.3.1 python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-lp152.2.3.1 python3-Babel-doc >= 2.8.0-lp152.2.3.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-2021-1553
openSUSE Leap 15.3	python-Babel-doc >= 2.8.0-3.3.1 python2-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1 python3-Babel >= 2.8.0-3.3.1 python3-Babel-doc >= 2.8.0-3.3.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2021-3945
openSUSE Tumbleweed	python36-Babel >= 2.9.1-3.1 python38-Babel >= 2.9.1-3.1 python39-Babel >= 2.9.1-3.1	Patchnames: openSUSE Tumbleweed GA python36-Babel-2.9.1-3.1

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First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20220103
• amazon/suse-manager-4-1-proxy-byos-v20211207-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20220103-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• google/suse-manager-4-1-proxy-byos-v20211207
• google/suse-manager-4-1-server-byos-v20211207
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-1-proxy-byos-v20211209
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-1-server-byos-v20211209
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20211217
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20211217
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-basic-v20211217
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20211217
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20220103
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-hpc-v20211222
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20211219
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-byos-v20211219
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-v20211219

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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
HPE Helion OpenStack 8	python-Babel	Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.5	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 LTSS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ESPOS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 LTSS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 ESPOS	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 12	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP3	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ESPOS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 LTSS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 LTSS	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP1	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP2	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1	python-Babel	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1	python-Babel	Released
SUSE Manager Server 4.1	python-Babel	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8	python-Babel	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9	python-Babel	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8	python-Babel	Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	python-Babel	Released