Vulnerability identifier: #VU75432

Vulnerability 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-2023-30630

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
dmidecode
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Vendor: mirror

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions when executing the command with the "--dump-bin" option. A local user can overwrite arbitrary files on the system and escalate privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

dmidecode: 1.8 - 3.4

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External links
http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-03/msg00003.html
http://github.com/adamreiser/dmiwrite
http://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=6ca381c1247c81f74e1ca4e7706f70bdda72e6f2
http://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=d8cfbc808f387e87091c25e7d5b8c2bb348bb206

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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.