Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for cups

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU92075

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35235

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 make it world-writable.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

cups (Red Hat package): before 2.2.6-51.el8_8.4

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4580

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.