Privilege escalation in MUNGE - #VU6948
Published: June 6, 2017 / Updated: August 24, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6948
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:L/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 attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target MUNGE’s system.
The weakness exists due to improper permissions and a runscript which called chown() on a user controlled file. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper permissions and a runscript which called chown() on a user controlled file. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
Affected software
MUNGE
Gentoo Linux
Gentoo Linux
Remediation
Update to version 0.5.10-r.