CVE-2024-2307

Osbuild-composer: race condition may disable gpg verification for package repositories

Description

A flaw was found in osbuild-composer. A condition can be triggered that disables GPG verification for package repositories, which can expose the build phase to a Man-in-the-Middle attack, allowing untrusted code to be installed into an image being built.

Remediation

Workaround:

  • Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.01%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2119 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2961 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2307 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2268513 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-2307?
CVE-2024-2307 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-2307?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-2307: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Is CVE-2024-2307 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-2307 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-2307?
CVE-2024-2307 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
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