SB2017111302 - SUSE Linux update for Apache Storm
Published: November 13, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017111302
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9799)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote authenticated user that is the owner of a topology can exploit a flaw to cause the supervisor to launch a worker as a different (non-root) user and obtain credentials from the target user account.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.