CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-5978

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Nov 08, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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In versions of FreeBSD 13-RELEASE before 13-RELEASE-p5, under certain circumstances the cap_net libcasper(3) service incorrectly validates that updated constraints are strictly subsets of the active constraints.  When only a list of resolvable domain names was specified without setting any other limitations, an application could submit a new list of domains including include entries not previously listed.  This could permit the application to resolve domain names that were previously restricted.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
FreebsdFreebsd13.0 (including)13.2 (excluding)
FreebsdFreebsd13.2 (including)13.2 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd13.2-p1 (including)13.2-p1 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd13.2-p2 (including)13.2-p2 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd13.2-p3 (including)13.2-p3 (including)
FreebsdFreebsd13.2-p4 (including)13.2-p4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References