CVE-2017-10600 Missing authorization in n/a
Local attackers with matching UIDs can access sensitive cloud-init and snapd directories in images created by non-root users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10600?
CVE-2017-10600 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ubuntu-image 1.0 before 2017-07-07, when invoked as non-root, creates files in the resulting image with the uid of the invoking user. When the resulting image is booted, a local attacker with the same uid as the image creator has unintended access to cloud-init and snapd directories.
Weakness: CWE-384
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10600?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu-Image.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10600?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10600 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-10600 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10600 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-759q-44f5-mjxr, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10600.