CVE-2021-36151 Local Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability
Local attackers can read Hadoop tokens from temporary files, potentially gaining unauthorized access to data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-36151?
CVE-2021-36151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Gobblin, published on 4 Feb 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Apache Gobblin, the Hadoop token is written to a temp file that is visible to all local users on Unix-like systems. This affects versions <= 0.15.0. Users should update to version 0.16.0 which addresses this issue.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36151?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.gobblin:gobblin-core. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.gobblin:gobblin-core Maven | All versions | 0.16.0 |
org.apache.gobblin:gobblin-core Maven | All versions | 0.16.0 |
Products include Apache Gobblin.
How do I fix CVE-2021-36151?
Upgrade org.apache.gobblin:gobblin-core to 0.16.0 or later.
Is CVE-2021-36151 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36151 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache Gobblin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p435-w4xm-jj8x.