SB2018051531 - Fedora 27 update for dhcp
Published: May 15, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018051531
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Physical access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1111)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a physical attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the NetworkManager integration script due to command injection. A physical attacker can return specially crafted data via dhcp and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.