Jan Kara Linux DiskQuota up to 3.0 TCP Wrapper rquota_svc.c hosts_ctl access control
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A vulnerability was found in Jan Kara Linux DiskQuota up to 3.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function hosts_ctl
of the file rquota_svc.c of the component TCP Wrapper. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:
The good_client function in rquotad (rquota_svc.c) in Linux DiskQuota (aka quota) before 3.17 invokes the hosts_ctl function the first time without a host name, which might allow remote attackers to bypass TCP Wrappers rules in hosts.deny.
The weakness was presented 08/13/2012 by Tomas Hoger as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3417 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74721 (openSUSE Security Update : quota (openSUSE-SU-2012:1058-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 3.01 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at linuxquota.git.sourceforge.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77752) and Tenable (74721).
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 74721
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : quota (openSUSE-SU-2012:1058-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881556
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for quota CESA-2013:0120 centos5
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Upgrade: Linux DiskQuota 3.01
Patch: 0abbfe92536fa5854eb65572de0cf131f80e2387
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2013:0120Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3417 (🔍)
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X-Force: 77752
Vulnerability Center: 36117 - Linux DiskQuota Before 3.17 good_client() Remote TCP Wrappers Rules Bypass, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55066 - Linux DiskQuota 'hosts_ctl()' Security Bypass Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 12/07/2021 16:02
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 04/16/2017 11:48 (12), 12/07/2021 15:56 (4), 12/07/2021 16:02 (1)
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