SB2022021407 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Nomad



SB2022021407 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Nomad

Published: February 14, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022021407
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24685)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the HCL configuration. A remote authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24686)

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:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in go-getter client. A remote attacker can exploit the race and download the wrong artifact into the wrong destination.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24684)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker can use the spread stanza in a way such that it can cause panic in Nomad servers.


4) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24683)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.