SB2022080122 - VMware Tanzu products update for Cron

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SB2022080122 - VMware Tanzu products update for Cron

Published: August 1, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022080122
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9525)

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

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


The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in Cron due to a flaw in the postinst maintainer script. A local attacker with crontab group privileges can conduct a symlink attack, bypass crontab privilege separation controls and gain root privileges on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.

2) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9704)

CWE-ID: CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the calloc return value is not checked. A local user can create a large crontab file and crash the daemon.


3) Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9705)

CWE-ID: CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Vixie Cron implementation allows unlimited number of lines to be inserted into the crontab file. A local user can create a very large crontab file and consume all available memory on the system.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9706)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in force_rescan_user() function in Vixie Cron. A local user can write specially crafted data to the crontab file, trigger a use-after-free error and crash the daemon.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References