SB2024050132 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for et
Published: May 1, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Insecure temporary file (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48257)
The vulnerability allows a local user to disable application log.
The vulnerability exists due to etserver and etclient use predictable logfile names in /tmp. A local user can create a log file before the applications and disable logging.
2) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48258)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for logfiles set by the application. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and gain access to sensitive information.
3) HTTP response splitting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-26130)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP splitting attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to software does not correclty process CRLF character sequences passed via the Content-Type HTTP header in Patch, Post, Put and Delete requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request containing CRLF sequence and make the application to send a split HTTP response.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker perform cache poisoning attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.