CVE-2023-30630 | BDVDB-2026-200052 Detail
Description#
Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is plausible. NOTE: Some third parties have indicated the fix in 3.5 does not adequately address the vulnerability. The argument is that the proposed patch prevents dmidecode from writing to an existing file. However, there are multiple attack vectors that would not require overwriting an existing file that would provide the same level of unauthorized privilege escalation (e.g. creating a new file in /etc/cron.hourly).
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
References#
- https://github.com/adamreiser/dmiwrite
- https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/dmidecode-devel/2023-03/msg00003.html
- https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=d8cfbc808f387e87091c25e7d5b8c2bb348bb206
- https://git.savannah.nongnu.org/cgit/dmidecode.git/commit/?id=6ca381c1247c81f74e1ca4e7706f70bdda72e6f2
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.