SB2019021915 - Privilege escalation in oVirt Virtual Desktop Server Manager
Published: February 19, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019021915
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3831)
The vulnerability allows a local high-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of exposed a systemd_run() function to the vdsm system use. A local attacker can inject arbitrary commands and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.