CVE-2024-9050
NetworkManager-libreswan Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the `leftupdown`key. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine by creating a malicious configuration.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 12, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9050
vulnerability.
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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-9050 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-49369 (CVSS 9.8): Critical Flaw in Icinga 2 Allows for Impersonation and RCE
Icinga releases urgent security updates to address a critical TLS certificate validation bypass vulnerability affecting all versions since 2.4.0.A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49369) has been disc ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-11120 (CVSS 9.8): OS Command Injection Flaw in GeoVision Devices Actively Exploited, No Patch
The Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team / Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC) has issued a warning about an actively exploited critical vulnerability in certain end-of-life (EOL) GeoVision devices. Tr ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-20418 (CVSS 10): Cisco URWB Access Points Vulnerable to Remote Takeover
In a critical security advisory, Cisco has disclosed a command injection vulnerability in its Unified Industrial Wireless Software used for Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points. ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
PoC Exploit Releases for Critical Symlink Flaw in Apple’s iOS – CVE-2024-44258
In a recent analysis, cybersecurity researchers Hichem Maloufi and Christian Mina detailed CVE-2024-44258, a symlink vulnerability affecting Apple’s ManagedConfiguration framework and the profiled dae ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
BackBox Linux 9 “Noble Numbat” Released
The BackBox Team has just unleashed the latest iteration of their popular penetration testing and security auditing platform, BackBox Linux 9, codenamed “Noble Numbat.” This release is packed with upd ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-47901 (CVSS 10): Critical Security Flaw in Siemens InterMesh
Siemens has issued a security advisory addressing multiple vulnerabilities in its InterMesh wireless alarm reporting system. These vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to ex ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-9050 vulnerability over time.
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 [email protected]
Nov. 12, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-94 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the `leftupdown`key. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine. A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the `leftupdown`key. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine by creating a malicious configuration. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8352 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8353 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8354 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8355 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8356 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8357 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8358 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8338 [No types assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8312 [No types assigned] -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in the libreswan client plugin for NetworkManager (NetkworkManager-libreswan), where it fails to properly sanitize the VPN configuration from the local unprivileged user. In this configuration, composed by a key-value format, the plugin fails to escape special characters, leading the application to interpret values as keys. One of the most critical parameters that could be abused by a malicious user is the `leftupdown`key. This key takes an executable command as a value and is used to specify what executes as a callback in NetworkManager-libreswan to retrieve configuration settings back to NetworkManager. As NetworkManager uses Polkit to allow an unprivileged user to control the system's network configuration, a malicious actor could achieve local privilege escalation and potential code execution as root in the targeted machine. Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9050 [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2313828 [No types assigned] Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-9050 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-9050
weaknesses.