#VU82890 Incorrect default permissions in Insights Core - CVE-2023-3972 

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#VU82890 Incorrect default permissions in Insights Core - CVE-2023-3972

Published: November 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82890
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3972
CWE-ID: CWE-276
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Insights Core
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to unsafe handling of temporary files and directories. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an unprivileged local user can create the /var/tmp/insights-client directory. After the client is registered by root, the local user can execute arbitrary files with root privileges from the affected directory.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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