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CVE-2019-18904 json

Migrations requests can cause DoS on rmt

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8585

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.6%
EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in rmt of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows remote attackers to cause DoS against rmt by requesting migrations. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.26.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.26.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1 rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.9.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.26.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.9.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.26.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-3.26.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 rmt-server versions prior to 2.5.2-lp151.2.9.1.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS 2.5.2-3.26.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS 2.5.2-3.26.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1 2.5.2-3.9.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 2.5.2-3.26.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1 2.5.2-3.9.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS 2.5.2-3.26.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15 2.5.2-3.26.1
  • openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.5.2-lp151.2.9.1
  • rmt-server SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15-LTSS +1 more 2.5.7-3.31.1
  • rmt-server SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP1 2.5.2-3.9.1
  • rmt-server SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Server Applications 15 +2 more 2.5.2-3.26.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1179-1SUSE-SU-2020:0278-1SUSE-SU-2020:0260-1

  • rmt-server openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.6.13-1.1
  • rmt-server openSUSE Leap 15.1 2.5.2-lp151.2.9.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10589-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0235-1

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Exploit prediction

1.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1160922 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Public Cloud 15-SP1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15-SP1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15
  • openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Sources

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