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CVE-2016-5393: Improper Access Control

May 17, 2022 (updated July 6, 2022)

In Apache Hadoop 2.6.x before 2.6.5 and 2.7.x before 2.7.3, a remote user who can authenticate with the HDFS NameNode can possibly run arbitrary commands with the same privileges as the HDFS service.

References

  • mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201611.mbox/%3CCAA0W1bTbUmUUSF1rjRpX-2DvWutcrPt7TJSWUcSLg1F0gyHG1Q%40mail.gmail.com%3E
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/94574
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q56-mp4c-gggg
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5393

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.6.0 up to 2.6.4, all versions starting from 2.7.0 up to 2.7.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.6.5
  • 2.7.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.6.5, 2.7.3 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

maven/org.apache.hadoop/hadoop-common/CVE-2016-5393.yml

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