Race condition in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing - CVE-2024-41779

 

Race condition in IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing - CVE-2024-41779

Published: October 11, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98418
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41779
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote 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

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing
IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody

How to mitigate CVE-2024-41779

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Optimization - Publishing - addressed in versions 7.0.2.31, 7.0.3.08, 7.0.2.32, 7.0.3.10
IBM Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody - addressed in versions 7.0.2.0.31, 7.0.3.0.8

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