Race condition in ansible-runner - CVE-2021-3702

 

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

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

External References

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