SB20230821178 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for rust
Published: August 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230821178
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38497)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to Cargo does not respect the umask when extracting crate archives on UNIX-like systems. A local user can change the source code compiled and executed by the current user.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.