SB20230818183 - Privilege escalation in Stellarium
Published: August 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230818183
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28371)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the application. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and directories or modify them.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/eba61df3b38605befcb43687a4c0a159dbc0c5cb
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/1261f74dc4aa6bbd01ab514343424097f8cf46b7
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/787a894897b7872ae96e6f5804a182210edd5c78
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KG6UNRAOYZJSMIUELY3MMJ5J6LIUZXLT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/REDZB5J7WDN2P3NYWFO2NNJXSTOFUUKM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YQ4ZGY5MDDHBEOQTD4IIA2RFID3ATPXA/