CVE-2023-6395
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
templated_dictionaryPyPI | < 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 |
Affected products
10- Fedora/Extra Packages for Enterprise Linuxv5
- cpe:2.3:a:rpm-software-management:mock:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:extra_packages_for_enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
Patches
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References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/1nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/0740bd0ca8d487301881541028977d120f8b8933nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/xsuchy/templated-dictionary/commit/bcd90f0dafa365575c4b101e6f5d98c4ef4e4b69nvdPatchWEB
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/3nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6395nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j98-74jh-cjxhghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6395ghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62SP2BJC2AFLFJJAEHPGZ3ZINTBTI7ANghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NBFYREAJH4T7GXXQZ4GJEREN4Q3AHS3KghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/62SP2BJC2AFLFJJAEHPGZ3ZINTBTI7AN/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NBFYREAJH4T7GXXQZ4GJEREN4Q3AHS3K/nvd
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