CVE-2015-4041

Upstream information

CVE-2015-4041 at MITRE

Description

The keycompare_mb function in sort.c in sort in GNU Coreutils through 8.23 on 64-bit platforms performs a size calculation without considering the number of bytes occupied by multibyte characters, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via long UTF-8 strings.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	4.6
Vector	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector	Local
Access Complexity	Low
Authentication	None
Confidentiality Impact	Partial
Integrity Impact	Partial
Availability Impact	Partial

CVSS v3 Scores

	National Vulnerability Database
Base Score	7.8
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector	Local
Attack 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: 928749 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

• SUSE-SU-2015:1637-1, published Fri Sep 25 07:15:02 MDT 2015
openSUSE-SU-2015:1059-1

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 Basesystem 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	coreutils >= 8.29-2.12 coreutils-lang >= 8.29-2.12	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA coreutils-8.29-2.12
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 SUSE Manager Server 4.2	coreutils >= 8.32-1.2 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-1.2	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA coreutils-8.32-1.2
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 SUSE Manager Server 4.1	coreutils >= 8.29-2.12 coreutils-lang >= 8.29-2.12	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA coreutils-8.29-2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	coreutils >= 8.22-9.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.22-9.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 GA coreutils-8.22-9.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	coreutils >= 8.25-12.8 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-12.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 GA coreutils-8.25-12.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	coreutils >= 8.25-12.8 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-12.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 GA coreutils-8.25-12.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	coreutils >= 8.25-13.7.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-13.7.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 GA coreutils-8.25-13.7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	coreutils >= 8.22-9.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.22-9.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-599
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 SUSE Manager Server 4.3	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-doc >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-150400.7.5	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.7.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-doc >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-150400.7.5	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.7.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.9.3.1 coreutils-doc >= 8.32-150400.9.3.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-150400.9.3.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.9.3.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15	coreutils >= 8.29-2.12 coreutils-lang >= 8.29-2.12	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA coreutils-8.29-2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5	coreutils >= 8.25-13.7.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-13.7.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 GA coreutils-8.25-13.7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0	coreutils >= 8.29-2.12	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 GA coreutils-8.29-2.12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1	coreutils >= 8.32-1.2	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 GA coreutils-8.32-1.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2	coreutils >= 8.32-150300.3.5.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 GA coreutils-8.32-150300.3.5.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.7.5	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.7.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.7.5	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.7.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	coreutils >= 8.22-9.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.22-9.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 GA coreutils-8.22-9.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2	coreutils >= 8.25-12.8 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-12.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 GA coreutils-8.25-12.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	coreutils >= 8.25-12.8 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-12.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 GA coreutils-8.25-12.8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	coreutils >= 8.25-13.7.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-13.7.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 GA coreutils-8.25-13.7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	coreutils >= 8.25-13.7.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-13.7.1	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 GA coreutils-8.25-13.7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	coreutils >= 8.22-9.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.22-9.1	Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-599
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	coreutils >= 8.25-12.8 coreutils-lang >= 8.25-12.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 GA coreutils-8.25-12.8
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0	coreutils >= 9.4-4.8 coreutils-systemd >= 9.4-4.8	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA coreutils-9.4-4.8
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1	coreutils >= 9.4-slfo.1.1_1.4 coreutils-systemd >= 9.4-slfo.1.1_1.3	Patchnames: SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA coreutils-9.4-slfo.1.1_1.4
openSUSE Leap 15.0	coreutils >= 8.29-lp150.2.2 coreutils-lang >= 8.29-lp150.2.2	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.0 GA coreutils-8.29-lp150.2.2
openSUSE Leap 15.2	coreutils >= 8.29-lp152.4.7 coreutils-lang >= 8.29-lp152.4.7	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.2 GA coreutils-8.29-lp152.4.2
openSUSE Leap 15.3	coreutils >= 8.32-1.2 coreutils-doc >= 8.32-1.2 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-1.2	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.3 GA coreutils-8.32-1.2
openSUSE Leap 15.4	coreutils >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-doc >= 8.32-150400.7.5 coreutils-lang >= 8.32-150400.7.5	Patchnames: openSUSE Leap 15.4 GA coreutils-8.32-150400.7.5
openSUSE Tumbleweed	coreutils >= 8.26-1.1 coreutils-lang >= 8.26-1.1 coreutils-testsuite >= 8.26-1.1	Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10390

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First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• alibaba/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• amazon/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-arm64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-ecs-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-hvm-ssd-arm64
• amazon/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-hpc-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• amazon/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-byos-v20210924-hvm-ssd-x86_64
• google/sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• google/sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• google/sles-15-sp3-sap-byos-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-sap-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-sapcal-v20210812
• google/sles-15-sp3-v20210812
• google/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210812
• google/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210812
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-proxy-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-manager-4-2-server-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-basic-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210729
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-chost-byos-v20210827
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-hpc-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-hpc-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-sapcal-v20220120
• microsoft/suse-sles-15-sp3-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-byos-v20210924
• microsoft/suse-sles-sap-15-sp3-v20210924

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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. 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 Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5	coreutils	Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3	coreutils	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3	coreutils	Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12	coreutils	Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1	coreutils	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8	coreutils	Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9	coreutils	Already fixed
Container Status
suse/ltss/sle12.5/sles12sp5 suse/sles12sp3 suse/sles12sp4 suse/sles12sp5	coreutils	Already fixed

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SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri May 15 11:22:19 2015
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 20:00:25 2024