CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-21952

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.45%

70th percentile - higher than 70% of all known CVEs

Summary

Missing authentication for a critical function in spacewalk-java of SUSE Manager Server 4.1 and 4.2 allows remote attackers to easily exhaust available disk resources, leading to denial of service (DoS).

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of DoS attacks that can disrupt SUSE Manager Server operations, preventing system management and updates.

Recommendation

Immediately update spacewalk-java to version 4.1.46 or later (for SUSE Manager 4.1) and to version 4.2.37 or later (for SUSE Manager 4.2).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in spacewalk-java of SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Server 4.2 allows remote attackers to easily exhaust available disk resources leading to DoS. This issue affects: SUSE Manager Server 4.1 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.1.46. SUSE Manager Server 4.2 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.2.37.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS