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Improper Authentication Affecting ipsilon-filesystem package, versions <0:1.0.0-13.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-IPSILONFILESYSTEM-4676033
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed21 Nov 2016
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Introduced: 21 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-8638  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ipsilon-filesystem to version 0:1.0.0-13.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2809.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability in ipsilon 2.0 before 2.0.2, 1.2 before 1.2.1, 1.1 before 1.1.2, and 1.0 before 1.0.3 was found that allows attacker to log out active sessions of other users. This issue is related to how it tracks sessions, and allows an unauthenticated attacker to view and terminate active sessions from other users. It is also called a "SAML2 multi-session vulnerability."