Incorrect default permissions in Insights Core - CVE-2023-3972
Published: November 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82890
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2023-3972
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Insights Core
Insights Core
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to unsafe handling of temporary files and directories. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an
unprivileged local user can create the
/var/tmp/insights-client directory. After the client is registered by root, the local user can execute arbitrary files with root privileges from the affected directory.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-3972
Install updates from vendor's website.