Race condition in ansible-runner - CVE-2021-3702
Published: September 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3702
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
ansible-runner
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3702
Install updates from vendor's website.
ansible-runner - update to 2.0.1
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.0
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.0
IBM Watson Assistant for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.7.0
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 4.8.0