CVE-2023-6725 Tripleo-ansible: bind keys are world readable

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers with container access can read world-readable BIND keys, exposing sensitive configuration data in OpenStack Designate.

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-2023-6725?

CVE-2023-6725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1, published on 15 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An access-control flaw was found in the OpenStack Designate component where private configuration information including access keys to BIND were improperly made world readable. A malicious attacker with access to any container could exploit this flaw to access sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-1220

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6725?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (4)
openstack-tripleo-heat-templates Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8All versions0:14.3.1-17.1.20231103003762.el8ost
tripleo-ansible Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el8All versions0:3.3.1-17.1.20231101233754.el8ost
openstack-tripleo-heat-templates Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9All versions0:14.3.1-17.1.20231103010840.el9ost
tripleo-ansible Red Hat:openstack:17.1::el9All versions0:3.3.1-17.1.20231101230831.el9ost

Products include Redhat Openstack Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6725?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-6725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pv5w-g537-v27f, RHSA-2024:2736, RHSA-2024:2770.

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