Vulnerability in Gnome Tracker Miners
CVE-2023-5557
A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.
EPSS: 0.009 (55.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnome Tracker_miners
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_9.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services For Sap Solutions — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5557?
- CVE-2023-5557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Tracker Miners, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5557?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5557 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.