CVE-2024-3049

Booth: specially crafted hash can lead to invalid hmac being accepted by booth server

Description

A flaw was found in Booth, a cluster ticket manager. If a specially-crafted hash is passed to gcry_md_get_algo_dlen(), it may allow an invalid HMAC to be accepted by the Booth server.

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

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.46%
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Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3657 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3658 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3659 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3660 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3661 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4400 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4411 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-3049 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2272082 issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00037.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ERCFM3HXFJKLEMMWU3CZLPKH5LZAEDAN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KPK5BHYOB7CFFRQAN55YV5LH44PWHMQD/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-3049?
CVE-2024-3049 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-3049?
As a workaround for remediating CVE-2024-3049: 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-2024-3049 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-3049 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-2024-3049?
CVE-2024-3049 affects Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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