Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions Affecting pcp-devel package, versions <6.2.0-150400.5.12.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES154-PCPDEVEL-9299800
  • published7 Mar 2025
  • disclosed6 Mar 2025

Introduced: 6 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2023-6917  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-378  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.4 pcp-devel to version 6.2.0-150400.5.12.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pcp-devel package and not the pcp-devel package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.4 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been identified in the Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) package, stemming from the mixed privilege levels utilized by systemd services associated with PCP. While certain services operate within the confines of limited PCP user/group privileges, others are granted full root privileges. This disparity in privilege levels poses a risk when privileged root processes interact with directories or directory trees owned by unprivileged PCP users. Specifically, this vulnerability may lead to the compromise of PCP user isolation and facilitate local PCP-to-root exploits, particularly through symlink attacks. These vulnerabilities underscore the importance of maintaining robust privilege separation mechanisms within PCP to mitigate the potential for unauthorized privilege escalation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1