CVE-2022-31248 — A Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability in spacewalk-java of SUSE Manage

A Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability in spacewalk-java of SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Server 4.2 allows remote attackers to discover valid usernames. This issue affects: SUSE Manager Server 4.1 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.1.46-1. SUSE Manager Server 4.

01What is this vulnerability?

A Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability in spacewalk-java of SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Server 4.2 allows remote attackers to discover valid usernames. This issue affects: SUSE Manager Server 4.1 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.1.46-1. SUSE Manager Server 4.2 spacewalk-java versions prior to 4.2.37-1.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SUSE	SUSE Manager Server 4.1	spacewalk-java
SUSE	SUSE Manager Server 4.2	spacewalk-java

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-06-22T10:05:13.408Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T16:22:26.146Z

09References

• bugzilla.suse.com — https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199629