SB2022092136 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38170)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an insecure umask that was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the `--daemon` flag. A local user can exploit the race condition to allow local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the web server.

2) Session Fixation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38054)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of authentication sessions in the `database` webserver session backend. A remote attacker can perform session fixation attacks and compromise the web application.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/zn8mbbb1j2od5nc9zhrvb7rpsrg1vvzv
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/12
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/rsd3h89xdp16rg0ltovx3m7q3ypkxsbb
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/09/02/1