CVE-2023-3972
Insights Client Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability was found in insights-client. This security issue occurs because of insecure file operations or unsafe handling of temporary files and directories that lead to local privilege escalation. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an unprivileged local user or attacker could create the /var/tmp/insights-client directory (owning the directory with read, write, and execute permissions) on the system. After the insights-client is registered by root, an attacker could then control the directory content that insights are using by putting malicious scripts into it and executing arbitrary code as root (trivially bypassing SELinux protections because insights processes are allowed to disable SELinux system-wide).
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 1, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 3, 2024, 1:41 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-3972
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-3972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3972 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2227027 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-core/pull/3878 | Patch |
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-379 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3972 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3972 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2227027 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2227027 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-core/pull/3878 No Types Assigned https://github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-core/pull/3878 Patch Added CWE NIST CWE-668 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:insights-client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.2 Added CPE Configuration OR 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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-379 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-3972 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-3972
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05714
percentile