Bug 2189539 (CVE-2020-10661)

Summary:	CVE-2020-10661 vault: Existing nested-path policies grant access to Namespaces created after-the-fact
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Nobody <nobody>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	high	Docs Contact:
Priority:	high
Version:	unspecified	CC:	amctagga, muagarwa, nbecker, tnielsen, ypadia
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	vault 1.3.4	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise. This flaw allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by an issue when the existing nested-path policies may give access to Namespaces created after the fact. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker can bypass access restrictions.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Blocks:	2223663

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-04-25 14:20:38 UTC

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.11.0 through 1.3.3 may, under certain circumstances, have existing nested-path policies grant access to Namespaces created after-the-fact. Fixed in 1.3.4.

References:

https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#134-march-19th-2020
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/

Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-08-03 13:40:13 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-10661