CVE-2023-3972 – Insights-client: unsafe handling of temporary files and directories

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2023-3972

01 Nov 2023 — A vulnerability was found in insights-client. This security issue occurs because of insecure file operations or unsafe handling of temporary files and directories that lead to local privilege escalation. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an unprivileged local user or attacker could create the /var/tmp/insights-client directory (owning the directory with read, write, and execute permissions) on the system. After the insights-client is registered by root, an attacker could ... • https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 • CWE-379: Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere •