SB2021020962 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure IoT CLI extension 



SB2021020962 - Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure IoT CLI extension

Published: February 9, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021020962
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24087)

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way Azure CLI and Azure IoT CLI extension generates new symmetric keys for encryption, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.