Calamares up to 3.2.4 Full Disk Encryption /crypto_keyfile.bin permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Calamares up to 3.2.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /crypto_keyfile.bin of the component Full Disk Encryption. Such manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-13179. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Calamares up to 3.2.4. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file /crypto_keyfile.bin of the component Full Disk Encryption. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Calamares through 3.2.4 copies a LUKS encryption keyfile from /crypto_keyfile.bin (mode 0600 owned by root) to /boot within a globally readable initramfs image with insecure permissions, which allows this originally protected file to be read by any user, thereby disclosing decryption keys for LUKS containers created with Full Disk Encryption.

The weakness was shared 07/02/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.fedoraproject.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-13179 since 07/02/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entry VDB-137203 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/02/2019 🔍
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07/03/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/15/2023 +1565 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 1191
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-13179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-13179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-137204
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/03/2019 12:13
Updated: 10/15/2023 14:30
Changes: 07/03/2019 12:13 (54), 06/30/2020 07:26 (2), 10/15/2023 14:29 (3), 10/15/2023 14:30 (1)
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