Bug 2006897 (CVE-2021-40324)

Summary:	CVE-2021-40324 cobbler: Arbitrary file write via upload_log_data XMLRPC function
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	brejoc, gkamathe, jimi, kwizart, mmraka, ngompa13, orion, scott, tkasparek, tlestach, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	cobbler 3.3.0, cobbler 3.2.2	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in cobbler. The flaw lies in cobblerd's anamon support, specifically the upload_log_data XMLRPC function. An anamon_enabled setting, if enabled, accepts unsanitized user-supplied parameters. This flaw allows an attacker to write arbitrary files to the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2021-09-24 08:50:37 UTC	Type:	---
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oVirt Team:	---	RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host:
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Bug Depends On:	2006902, 2006903
Bug Blocks:	2006908

Description Pedro Sampaio 2021-09-22 15:50:53 UTC

A flaw was found in Cobbler. Arbitrary file write could be achieved via upload_log_data XMLRPC function.

References:

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2021-September/009468.html
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/2795
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/pull/2794

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2021-09-22 16:12:29 UTC

Created cobbler tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-7 [bug 2006903]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2006902]