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CVE-2023-6395: Privilege escalation for users that can access mock configuration

January 16, 2024 (updated October 25, 2024)

The Mock software contains a vulnerability wherein an attacker could potentially exploit privilege escalation, enabling the execution of arbitrary code with root user privileges. This weakness stems from the absence of proper sandboxing during the expansion and execution of Jinja2 templates, which may be included in certain configuration parameters. While the Mock documentation advises treating users added to the mock group as privileged, certain build systems invoking mock on behalf of users might inadvertently permit less privileged users to define configuration tags. These tags could then be passed as parameters to mock during execution, potentially leading to the utilization of Jinja2 templates for remote privilege escalation and the execution of arbitrary code as the root user on the build server.

References

  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6395
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2252206
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j98-74jh-cjxh
  • github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary
  • github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/0740bd0ca8d487301881541028977d120f8b8933
  • github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/bcd90f0dafa365575c4b101e6f5d98c4ef4e4b69
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62SP2BJC2AFLFJJAEHPGZ3ZINTBTI7AN
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBFYREAJH4T7GXXQZ4GJEREN4Q3AHS3K
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6395

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.4.1

Fixed versions

  • 1.4.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.1 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Source file

pypi/templated_dictionary/CVE-2023-6395.yml

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