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Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

CVE-2022-38170

Medium
4.7/10

Summary

In Apache Airflow prior to 2.3.4rc1, an insecure umask was configured for numerous Airflow components when running with the "--daemon" flag which could result in a race condition giving "world-writable" files in the Airflow "home" directory and allowing local users to expose arbitrary file contents via the "webserver".

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-362 - Race Condition

A race condition occurs in a shared memory program when two threads/processes access the same shared memory data, and at least one thread executes a write operation. This vulnerability manipulates the time to check vs. time to use (TOC/TOU) gap between the threads in the critical section to cause disorientation in the shared data. The impact can vary from compromising the confidentiality of the system to causing the system to crash or to execute arbitrary code.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published