#VU14158 Privilege escalation in Red Hat Virtualization Host and Red Hat Virtualization - CVE-2018-10875

Vulnerability identifier: #VU14158

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10875

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Red Hat Virtualization Host
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels
Red Hat Virtualization
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Red Hat Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the system loads inventory variables from the current working directory when running an ad-hoc command. A local attacker can modify the variables and execute arbitrary code from those paths with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Virtualization Host: 4

Red Hat Virtualization: 4

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External links
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2321

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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.