Pcp: pcp linux_sockets pmda: arbitrary command execution via command injection
Summary
A command injection flaw in PCP's linux_sockets PMDA allows malicious shell metacharacters via the network.persocket.filter metric. This failed validation lets attackers execute arbitrary commands as the PMDA user when metrics refresh. Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; and 1 more. Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.
Affected versions
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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