vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-1079: Security patch for pcs (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Apr 12, 2018 | Apr 27, 2020 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Apr 12, 2018
Added
Apr 27, 2020
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
pcs before version 0.9.164 and 0.10 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation via authorized user malicious REST call. The REST interface of the pcsd service did not properly sanitize the file name from the /remote/put_file query. If the /etc/booth directory exists, an authenticated attacker with write permissions could create or overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary data outside of the /etc/booth directory, in the context of the pcsd process.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-pcsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-pcs-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-pcs-snmp
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