SB2018060118 - Red Hat Virtualization update for rhvm-appliance



SB2018060118 - Red Hat Virtualization update for rhvm-appliance

Published: June 1, 2018 Updated: February 1, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2018060118
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7489)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists in the readValue method due to improper validation of user-input. A remote attacker can send malicious JSON input, bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.