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Apache Hadoop's LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 17, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 2, 2023

Package

maven org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common (Maven)

Affected versions

< 2.8.1
>= 3.0.0-alpha1, < 3.0.0-alpha3

Patched versions

2.8.1
3.0.0-alpha3

Description

In Apache Hadoop 2.8.0, 3.0.0-alpha1, and 3.0.0-alpha2, the LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with insufficient input validation. When the docker feature is enabled, authenticated users can run commands as root. This issue is fixed in versions 2.8.1 and 3.0.0-alpha3.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jun 5, 2017
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 17, 2022
Reviewed Nov 22, 2022
Last updated Feb 2, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(53rd percentile)

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2017-7669

GHSA ID

GHSA-h24p-qwf4-84q8

Source code

No known source code
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