Novell OpenSUSE 12.3/13.1 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Novell OpenSUSE 12.3/13.1. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-4159. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Novell OpenSUSE 12.3/13.1 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ctdb before 2.3 in OpenSUSE 12.3 and 13.1 does not create temporary files securely, which has unspecified impact related to "several temp file vulnerabilities" in (1) tcp/tcp_connect.c, (2) server/eventscript.c, (3) tools/ctdb_diagnostics, (4) config/gdb_backtrace, and (5) include/ctdb_private.h.

The weakness was disclosed 08/06/2014 as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). The advisory is shared at git.samba.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4159 since 06/12/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80143 (Fedora 20 : ctdb-2.5.4-2.fc20 (2014-16742)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167212 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for ctdb (SUSE-SU-2014:0845-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.samba.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (80143), SecurityFocus (BID 67730†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45250†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 80143
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : ctdb-2.5.4-2.fc20 (2014-16742)
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OpenVAS ID: 867487
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for ctdb FEDORA-2014-16742
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: OpenSUSE 12.3
Patch: b9b9f6738fba5c32e87cb9c36b358355b444fb9b

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07/22/2013 +40 days 🔍
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07/03/2014 +346 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +34 days 🔍
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12/22/2014 +138 days 🔍
03/26/2015 +94 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +3562 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: novell.com

Advisory: git.samba.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70537
SecurityFocus: 67730 - ctdb CVE-2013-4159 Multiple Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 45250 - ctdb before 2.3 Local DoS via Symbolic-Link Attack, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/25/2024 19:49
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (64), 06/01/2017 08:09 (8), 03/26/2022 14:22 (3), 03/26/2022 14:26 (1), 12/25/2024 19:49 (16)
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