SUMA unauthenticated remote DoS via resource exhaustion
Priority LOW 36CWE-306Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306 and CWE-770.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01546 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed SUSE Manager Server 4.1 (SUSE): 4.1.46SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (SUSE): 4.2.37
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SUSE Manager Server 4.1 (SUSE) Fixed in 4.1.46
- Fix · CNA SUSE Manager Server 4.2 (SUSE) Fixed in 4.2.37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21952
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99mv-pfx6-v678
References
More SUSE Manager Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-02923 Out-of-bounds write in polkit KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-13920 The Service Location Protocol (SLP, RFC 2608) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-08821 JWT token compromise can allow malicious actions including Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2022-10358 In cifs-utils through 6.14, a stack-based buffer overflow when parsing the mount.cifs ip=… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-13281 SUMA user enumeration via weak error message CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-21952 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-21952 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-99mv-pfx6-v678 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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