CVE-2023-43631

On boot, the Pillar eve container checks for the existence and content of “/config/authorized_keys”. If the file is present, and contains a supported public key, the container will go on to open port 22 and enable sshd with the given keys as the authorized keys for root login. An attacker could easily add their own keys and gain full control over the system without triggering the “measured boot” mechanism implemented by EVE OS, and without marking the device as “UUD” (“Unknown Update Detected”). This is because the “/config” partition is not protected by “measured boot”, it is mutable, and it is not encrypted in any way. An attacker can gain full control over the device without changing the PCR values, thus not triggering the “measured boot” mechanism, and having full access to the vault. Note: This issue was partially fixed in these commits (after disclosure to Zededa), where the config partition measurement was added to PCR13: • aa3501d6c57206ced222c33aea15a9169d629141 • 5fef4d92e75838cc78010edaed5247dfbdae1889. This issue was made viable in version 9.0.0 when the calculation was moved to PCR14 but it was not included in the measured boot.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:edge_virtualization_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:edge_virtualization_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

28 Sep 2023, 06:15

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References
  • {'url': 'https://asrg.io/security-advisories/ssh-as-root-unlockable-without-triggering-measured-boot/', 'name': 'https://asrg.io/security-advisories/ssh-as-root-unlockable-without-triggering-measured-boot/', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • (MISC) https://asrg.io/security-advisories/cve-2023-43631/ -

25 Sep 2023, 16:08

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CWE CWE-522
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8
References (MISC) https://asrg.io/security-advisories/ssh-as-root-unlockable-without-triggering-measured-boot/ - (MISC) https://asrg.io/security-advisories/ssh-as-root-unlockable-without-triggering-measured-boot/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time Linuxfoundation edge Virtualization Engine
Linuxfoundation
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linuxfoundation:edge_virtualization_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Sep 2023, 14:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-21 14:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 20:33


NVD link : CVE-2023-43631

Mitre link : CVE-2023-43631

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-43631


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Products Affected

linuxfoundation

  • edge_virtualization_engine
CWE
CWE-522

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CWE-922

Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information