SUSE update for crmsh



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-35459
CWE-ID CWE-269
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

crmsh-scripts
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

crmsh
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU51457

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35459

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A local user can call "crm history" (when "crm" is run) and execute commands via shell code injection to the crm history commandline, potentially allowing escalation of privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package crmsh to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability: 15-SP4

crmsh-scripts: before 4.3.1+20210624.67223df2-3.74.1

crmsh: before 4.3.1+20210624.67223df2-3.74.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212239-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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