Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
CVE-2023-3972
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…
EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — versions 0:3.1.9-1.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:3.2.2-1.el8_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-3972?
- CVE-2023-3972 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-3972?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.