SB2024091005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Airflow

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45034)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the application allows DAG authors to add local settings to the DAG folder and get it executed by the scheduler. A remote user can compromise the affected system.

2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45498)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in example_inlet_event_extra.py shipped as an example script. A remote user with DAG trigger permission can execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/41672
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/b4fcw33vh60yfg9990n5vmc7sy2dcgjx
• https://github.com/apache/airflow/pull/41873
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/tl7lzczcqdmqj2pcpbvtjdpd2tb9561n
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/0mcwqw8cpxjtf0n789hto95rgnf7bk0f