SB2024100428 - SUSE update for pcp

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SB2024100428 - SUSE update for pcp

Published: October 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024100428
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6917)

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

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application uses mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. A local user can escalate privileges on the system via symlink attacks.


2) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3019)

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

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to missing access restrictions in the default pmproxy configuration, which exposes the Redis server backend to the local network. A remote attacker on the local network can execute arbitrary OS commands.


3) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45769)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45770)

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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


The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue within the pmpost tool, which runs under certain circumstances with elevated privileges. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References