CVE-2016-3106 Race condition in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Insecure temporary directory creation during CA key generation allows local attackers to exploit race conditions for privilege escalation or code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-3106?

CVE-2016-3106 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pulp before 2.8.3 creates a temporary directory during CA key generation in an insecure manner.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3106?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pulpproject Pulp.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3106?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-3106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-3106 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-3106 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mjm3-39h3-6qgg.

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