SB2023060738 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10



SB2023060738 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10

Published: June 7, 2023 Updated: August 16, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023060738
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 25% Low 75%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17419)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the setTA() function in scan_rr.go caused by the dns.ParseZone() parsing error. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25652)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in "git apply --reject". A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to write files outside of the worktree.


3) Insufficient verification of data authenticity (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25815)

The vulnerability allows a local user to tamper with Git messages.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Git processes localized messages. A local user on a multi-user machine can display a malicious message to the user.


4) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29007)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to tamper with Git configuration.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in "git submodule deinit" when renaming or deleting a section from a configuration file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into running the command a malicious configuration file and tamper with Git configuration on the affected system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.