CVE-2017-12189 Affecting eap7-wildfly package, versions <0:7.0.9-4.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-EAP7WILDFLY-5300222
  • published30 Mar 2023
  • disclosed3 Jan 2018

Introduced: 3 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-12189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 eap7-wildfly to version 0:7.0.9-4.GA_redhat_3.1.ep7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0004.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-wildfly package and not the eap7-wildfly package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was discovered that the jboss init script as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.0.7.GA performed unsafe file handling which could result in local privilege escalation. This issue is a result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8656.