Code Injection in sccache - CVE-2023-1521
Published: September 5, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80466
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1521
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
sccache
sccache
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way the server handles compile request. A local user can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local sccache server by preloading the code in a shared library passed to LD_PRELOAD.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.