CVE-2023-3972: redhat enterprise_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-3972 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-11-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-04-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in insights-client. This security issue occurs because of insecure file operations or unsafe handling of temporary files and directories that lead to local privilege escalation. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an unprivileged local user or attacker could create the /var/tmp/insights-client directory (owning the directory with read, write, and execute permissions) on the system. After the insights-client is registered by root, an attacker could then control the directory content that insights are using by putting malicious scripts into it and executing arbitrary code as root (trivially bypassing SELinux protections because insights processes are allowed to disable SELinux system-wide).

• CWE-379Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure PermissionsThe product creates a temporary file in a directory whose permissions allow unintended actors to determine the file's existence or otherwise access that file.
• CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong SphereThe product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.