SB2023021044 - openEuler 22.03 LTS update for lxc

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47952)

CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere

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

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the system.

The vulnerability exists due to exposure of resource to wrong sphere in lxc-user-nic. A local user can obtain file existence information.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6556)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

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

The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to lxc-user-nic unconditionally opens a user provided path when asked to delete a network interface. A local attacker can check for the existence of a path which he wouldn't otherwise be able to reach and trigger side effects by causing a (read-only) open of special kernel files (ptmx, proc, sys).

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1076