Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability 8.4 update for booth

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU65903

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

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

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:booth_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://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.