Incorrect Authorization Affecting vdsm-hook-vhostmd package, versions <0:4.20.47-1.el7ev


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-VDSMHOOKVHOSTMD-4460793
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed14 Feb 2019

Introduced: 14 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-3831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 vdsm-hook-vhostmd to version 0:4.20.47-1.el7ev or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0458.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was discovered in vdsm, version 4.19 through 4.30.3 and 4.30.5 through 4.30.8. The systemd_run function exposed to the vdsm system user could be abused to execute arbitrary commands as root.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1