SB20230821102 - Privilege escalation in AMANDA
Published: August 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230821102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30577)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application mishandles argument checking for runtar.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/releases/tag/tag-community-3.5.4
- https://github.com/zmanda/amanda/security/advisories/GHSA-crrw-v393-h5q3
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YYGJJARVLRBMNWSNXKZBXZNX3M53OVPA/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7OITHG7FBD7HQRX2XT75GSGWB3D6XSZU/