SB2019013106 - Privilege escalation in Apache Spark
Published: January 31, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019013106
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11760)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when using PySpark. A local attacker can connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.