Multiple vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Nomad

Published: 2024-02-08 | Updated: 2024-04-19

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-21626 CVE-2024-1329
CWE-ID	CWE-254 CWE-61
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software	Nomad Enterprise Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU85991

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21626

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to an internal file descriptor leak that can cause a newly-spawned container process (from runc exec) to have a working directory in the host filesystem namespace or a malicious image to allow a container process to gain access to the host filesystem through runc run. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a malicious image to bypass sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the host OS.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nomad Enterprise: 1.0.0 - 1.7.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v1.5.14
https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v1.6.7
https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v1.7.4

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. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

2) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU86277

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1329

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.