CVE-2021-39232
Java vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-39232 is a security vulnerability discovered in Apache Ozone that involves missing administrative checks for Storage Container Manager (SCM) related admin commands. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 18, 2021, affecting Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0. The core issue allows any authenticated user to execute certain admin-related SCM commands that should be restricted to administrators only (Openwall Report).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) and involves a failure in the authorization mechanism for administrative commands in Apache Ozone's Storage Container Manager (SCM). The security flaw allows authenticated users to bypass intended access controls and execute administrative commands without proper authorization verification (NVD Report).

Impact

The vulnerability enables any authenticated user to execute administrative SCM commands that should be restricted to administrators only, potentially leading to unauthorized system modifications and compromised security controls (Openwall Report).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to upgrade to Apache Ozone release version 1.2.0 or later, which contains the fix for this vulnerability (Openwall Report).

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