Vulnerability · Published Sep 2, 2022 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2022-38170Overly permissive umask for daemons
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Apache Airflow from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the `--daemon` flag which could result in a race condition giving world-writable files in the Airflow home directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the webserver.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | apache-airflow | 2.3.4 | GHSA-q8h9-pqcx-59hw |
| PyPI | apache-airflow | 2.3.4 | PYSEC-2022-261 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Airflow | Apache Airflow – through 2.3.3 |
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zn8mbbb1j2od5nc9zhrvb7rpsrg1vvzv x_refsource_MISC
- [oss-security] 20220902 CVE-2022-38170: Apache Airflow: Overly permissive umask for deamons mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20220902 Re: CVE-2022-38170: Apache Airflow: Overly permissive umask for deamons mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [oss-security] 20220920 Re: CVE-2022-38170: Apache Airflow: Overly permissive umask for deamons mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST