CVE-2018-1079
It was found that the REST interface of the pcsd service did not properly sanitize the file name from the /remote/put_file query. If the /etc/booth directory exists, an authenticated attacker with write permissions could create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data outside of the /etc/booth directory, in the context of the pcsd process.
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CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 8.7 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (pcs) | RHSA-2018:1060 | 2018-04-10 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3 | pcs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcs | Not affected |
