SB2019010841 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in keepalived (Alpine package)



SB2019010841 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in keepalived (Alpine package)

Published: January 8, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019010841
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19045)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to software sets insecure default permissions (0666) when creating new temporary files upon a call to PrintData or PrintStats. A local user can read potentially sensitive information from temporary files.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.