Improper Authentication Affecting cockpit-packagekit package, versions <0:176-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
91.79% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-COCKPITPACKAGEKIT-5038170
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed16 Oct 2018

Introduced: 16 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-10933  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 cockpit-packagekit to version 0:176-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2018:3712.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cockpit-packagekit package and not the cockpit-packagekit package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in libssh's server-side state machine before versions 0.7.6 and 0.8.4. A malicious client could create channels without first performing authentication, resulting in unauthorized access.