CVE-2023-6507CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2023-6507

Medium · published December 9, 2023

CVSS v3.1
6.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An issue was found in CPython 3.12.0 `subprocess` module on POSIX platforms. The issue was fixed in CPython 3.12.1 and does not affect other stable releases.

When using the `extra_groups=` parameter with an empty list as a value (ie `extra_groups=[]`) the logic regressed to not call `setgroups(0, NULL)` before calling `exec()`, thus not dropping the original processes' groups before starting the new process. There is no issue when the parameter isn't used or when any value is used besides an empty list.

This issue only impacts CPython processes run with sufficient privilege to make the `setgroups` system call (typically `root`).

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01337 · 71.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2023-12-09T00:15Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
python/pythonall versions—
python/pythonall versions—
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References (10)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 DEC 18:20Z
    Groups not dropped before running subprocess when using empty 'extra_groups' parameter
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