PT-2023-29124 · Rkhunter · Rkhunter

Published 2023-08-18 · Updated 2023-10-09 · CVE-2023-4413

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.5

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions rkhunter versions 1.4.4 through 1.4.6

Description A vulnerability was found in the rkhunter Rootkit Hunter. The issue affects an unknown function of the file /var/log/rkhunter.log, leading to sensitive information in log files. An attack must be approached locally and has a rather high complexity, with difficult exploitability. The exploit has been disclosed to the public.

Recommendations For versions 1.4.4 through 1.4.6, consider restricting access to the /var/log/rkhunter.log file to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-4413

Affected Products

Rkhunter

References · 9

• 🔥 https://gist.github.com/MatheuZSecurity/16ef0219db8f85f49f945a25d5eb42d7 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://youtu.be/etHt1TNAgs8 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4413 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4413 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4413 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4413 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.237516 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.237516 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56858 · Telegram Post