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Status published
Medium
CVE-2024-45770
Pcp: pmpost symlink attack allows escalating pcp to root user
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6837
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6840
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6843
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6844
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6846
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6847
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9452
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310451
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
0:5.3.7-22.el8_10, 0:5.0.2-9.el8_2, 0:5.2.5-8.el8_4, 0:5.3.5-10.el8_6, 0:5.3.7-19.el8_8, 0:6.2.0-5.el9_4, 0:6.2.2-7.el9_5, 0:5.3.5-10.el9_0, 0:6.0.1-8.el9_2
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 19th, 2024
Last Modified:
November 20th, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N