Input validation error in Hadoop - CVE-2017-7669

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Input validation error in Hadoop - CVE-2017-7669

Published: June 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU38924
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7669
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Hadoop

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

In Apache Hadoop 2.8.0, 3.0.0-alpha1, and 3.0.0-alpha2, the LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation. When the docker feature is enabled, authenticated users can run commands as root.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-7669

Install update from vendor's website.

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