High [CVE-2024-1488] Unbound: unrestricted reconfiguration enabled to anyone that may lead to local privilege escalation
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2024-1488 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Unbound due to incorrect default permissions, allowing any process outside the unbound group to modify the unbound runtime configuration. If a process can connect over localhost to port 8953, it can alter the configuration of unbound.service.
This flaw allows an unprivileged attacker to manipulate a running instance, potentially altering forwarders, allowing them to track all queries forwarded by the local resolver, and, in some cases, disrupting resolving altogether.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions; and 9 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support; and 4 more.
- 1.16.2
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Mitigation
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