SB2022012120 - SUSE update for rust1.56
Published: January 21, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022012120
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21658)
CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in std::fs::remove_dir_all. A remote attacker can exploit the race, escalate privileges and delete arbitrary files on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.