Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability 8.4 update for booth

Published: 2022-08-31

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-2553
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	booth (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU65903

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2553

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly restrict intra-node communication when configuring the authfile configuration directive. A remote node with incorrect authentication key can continue communication with the other node members.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

booth (Red Hat package): before 1.0-199.1.ac1d34c.git.el8_4.1

CPE2.3

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6250

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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