CVE-2023-3972
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 19 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability was found in insights-client. This security issue occurs because of insecure file operations or unsafe handling of temporary files and directories that lead to local privilege escalation. Before the insights-client has been registered on the system by root, an unprivileged local user or attacker could create the /var/tmp/insights-client directory (owning the directory with read, write, and execute permissions) on the system. After the insights-client is registered by root, an attacker could then control the directory content that insights are using by putting malicious scripts into it and executing arbitrary code as root (trivially bypassing SELinux protections because insights processes are allowed to disable SELinux system-wide).
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_8.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_0.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_1.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 - Fixedinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 - Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_2.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_8.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_6.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el8_6.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.1.9-1.el7_9.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_0.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.2-1.el9_0.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.0)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_1.noarch as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
- Workaroundinsights-client-0:3.2.3-1.el8_1.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)redhat_csaf
Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (111)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Supportall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.2_advanced_update_support
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Serviceall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.2_telecommunications_update_service
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutionsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.2_update_services_for_sap_solutions
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Supportall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.6_extended_update_support
advisories (9)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2023:6264Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6282Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6283Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6284Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-02csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6795Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6796Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6798Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- RHSA-2023:6811Red Hat Security Advisory: insights-client security update2023-11-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for insights-client is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-2815Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Schwachstelle ermöglicht PrivilegieneskalationDeutsch2023-11-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
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sources
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references (32)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3972cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-3972cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2227027cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-3972/cnnvd
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