Improper Authentication Affecting git.arvados.org/arvados.git/lib/controller/localdb package, versions <2.4.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITARVADOSORGARVADOSGITLIBCONTROLLERLOCALDB-3031739
  • published23 Sept 2022
  • disclosed23 Sept 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Sep 2022

CVE-2022-39238  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade git.arvados.org/arvados.git/lib/controller/localdb to version 2.4.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Authentication when using Portable Authentication Modules (PAM) for user authentication. If a user presents valid credentials but the account is disabled or otherwise not allowed to access the host (such as an expired password), it would still be accepted for access to Arvados.

** Note: ** Other authentication methods (LDAP, OpenID Connect) supported by Arvados are not affected by this flaw.

Workaround:

Users who are unable to upgrade to the fixed version should migrate to a different authentication method supported by Arvados, such as LDAP.

References

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