Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in NetBSD - #VU24470
Published: January 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24470
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to absent access control mechanisms for SIOCGATHDIAG, SIOCSIFDESCR and SIOCGUMBINFO IOCTLs. A local unprivileged user can obtain sensitive information from network interfaces as well as set their description or diagnostic info.
Affected software
NetBSD
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.