Insecure Temporary File Affecting instack-undercloud package, versions <0:5.3.0-3.el7ost
Threat Intelligence
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- published27 Mar 2023
- disclosed14 Aug 2017
Introduced: 14 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-7549 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 instack-undercloud to version 0:5.3.0-3.el7ost or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2649.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream instack-undercloud package and not the instack-undercloud package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in instack-undercloud 7.2.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Pike, 6.1.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Platform Oacta, 5.3.0 as packaged in Red Hat OpenStack Newton, where pre-install and security policy scripts used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.