Fedora 37 update for rust



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-46176
CWE-ID CWE-347
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

rust
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

EUVDB-ID: #VU71491

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46176

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to Cargo does not perform SSH host key verification when cloning indexes and dependencies via SSH. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Mitigation

Upgrade rust to version 1.66.1-1.fc37.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 37

rust: before 1.66.1-1.fc37

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-19bcafe341


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.



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