CVE-2014-3632 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can gain privileges via a crafted configuration file due to insecure default sudoers settings in OpenStack Neutron.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-3632?

CVE-2014-3632 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The default configuration in a sudoers file in the Red Hat openstack-neutron package before 2014.1.2-4, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Open Stack Platform 5.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted configuration file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2013-6433 regression.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3632?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (21)
openstack-neutron Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-bigswitch Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-brocade Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-cisco Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-hyperv Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-ibm Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-linuxbridge Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-mellanox Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-metaplugin Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-metering-agent Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-midonet Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-ml2 Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-nec Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-ofagent Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-oneconvergence-nvsd Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-openvswitch Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-plumgrid Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-ryu Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-vmware Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
openstack-neutron-vpn-agent Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost
python-neutron Red Hat:openstack:5::el6All versions0:2014.1.2-4.el6ost

Products include Openstack Neutron.

How do I fix CVE-2014-3632?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-3632 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3632 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hr9q-fc36-qcfj, RHSA-2014:1339.

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