SB2019040839 - Fedora 30 update for etcd 



SB2019040839 - Fedora 30 update for etcd

Published: April 8, 2019 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2019040839
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16886)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an improper authentication issue when role-based access control (RBAC) is used and client-cert-auth is enabled. A remote user can authenticate as user with any valid (trusted) client certificate in a REST API request to the gRPC-gateway.


2) Cross-site request forgery (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1098)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to conduct cross-site request forgery attack and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of HTTP POST requests. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and gain privileges of the target user.

3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1099)

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

The weakness exists due to improper validation of DNS hostnames. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests, bypass security restrictions and gain network access to internal systems.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.