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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106870
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Apache Hadoop Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Jun 2017)
Summary:Apache Hadoop is prone to a privilege escalation; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apache Hadoop is prone to a privilege escalation
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The LinuxContainerExecutor runs docker commands as root with
insufficient input validation. When the docker feature is enabled, authenticated users can run
commands as root.

Affected Software/OS:
Apache Hadoop versions 2.8.0, 3.0.0-alpha1 and 3.0.0-alpha2 are
known to be affected.

Solution:
Users of Apache Hadoop 2.8.0 should leave Docker functionality
disabled until Hadoop 2.8.1 is released. Users of Apache Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha1 and
Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha2 should update to Hadoop 3.0.0-alpha3 or later.

CVSS Score:
8.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7669
BugTraq ID: 98795
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98795
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-user/201706.mbox/%3C4A2FDA56-491B-4C2A-915F-C9D4A4BDB92A%40apache.org%3E
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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