Privilege escalation in Performance Co-Pilot pcp



Published: 2024-08-30
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-6917
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor Performance Co-Pilot

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU96640

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-2023-6917

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application uses mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. A local user can escalate privileges on the system via symlink attacks.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

pcp: 6.0.0 - 6.1.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6917
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2254983
http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2213


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.



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