VMware Tanzu products update for Python

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU82079

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48566

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information,

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in compare_digest in Lib/hmac.py. A remote attacker can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Tanzu Operations Manager: before 2.10.65

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: before 3.0.18, 4.0.10, 3.0.18

Isolation Segment: before 3.0.18, 4.0.10, 3.0.18

Platform Automation Toolkit: before 4.0.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_tanzu_operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_tanzu_application_service_for_vms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:isolation_segment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:vmware:platform_automation_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-6400-1

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.