Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU50000
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9492
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way Apache Hadoop handles SPNEGO authorization headers. A remote WebHDFS client can trigger services to send server credentials to a webhdfs path for capturing the service principal.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS SP1
hadoop-tests: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-client: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-mapreduce-examples: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-hdfs: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-yarn: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-httpfs: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-maven-plugin: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-common: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-mapreduce: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-debugsource: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-devel: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-debuginfo: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-yarn-security: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop-common-native: before 3.2.1-7
libhdfs: before 3.2.1-7
hadoop: before 3.2.1-7
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1201
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.