Privilege escalation in Apache Mesos

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU22831

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0204

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a specifically crafted Docker image running under the root user can overwrite the init helper binary of the container runtime and/or the command executor in Apache Mesos. A remote attacker can attacker can gain root-level privileges on the host.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Mesos: 1.4.0 - 1.7.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3892
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b162dd624dc088cd634292f0402282a1d1d0ce853baeae8205bc033c@%3Cdev.mesos.apache.org%3E

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.