#VU67552 Race condition in Apache Airflow - CVE-2022-38170
Published: September 21, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67552
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38170
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Apache Airflow
Apache Airflow
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation
Apache Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an insecure umask that was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the `--daemon` flag. A local user can exploit the race condition to allow local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the web server.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.