Race condition in oVirt vdsm

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU63844

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0207

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in vdsm. A local user can obfuscate sensitive values in log files and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Virtual Desktop Server Manager: 4.50.0 - 4.50.0.12

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:virtual_desktop_server_manager:4.50.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:virtual_desktop_server_manager:4.50.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:virtual_desktop_server_manager:4.50.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4764
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2039248

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.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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