CVE-2016-6811
published 2018-11-27CVE-2016-6811: In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as…
PriorityP354high8.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.62%
83.8th percentile
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | hadoop | — | — |
| apache | hadoop | 2.2.0 – 2.7.3 | — |
| apache | hadoop | 2.7.4 – 2.7.6 | — |
| apache_software_foundation | apache_hadoop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
ghsa8.8HIGH
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_apache8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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OSV
Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
osv·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
GHSA
Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
ghsa·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] CWE-277 Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
Insecure Inherited Permissions in Apache Hadoop
In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
OSV
Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
osv·2018-12-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
GHSA
Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
ghsa·2018-12-21·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
Arbitrary Command Execution in Hadoop
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Red Hat
hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
vendor_redhat·2018-11-27·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] CWE-268 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Package: camel (Red Hat Fuse 7) - Not affected
Package: camel (Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6) - Not affected
Package: rhs-hadoop (Red Hat Storage 3) - Not affected
Red Hat
hadoop: privilege escalation to root
vendor_redhat·2018-05-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] CWE-268 hadoop: privilege escalation to root
hadoop: privilege escalation to root
In Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Package: hadoop (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Will not fix
Apache
Apache hadoop: CVE-2018-11766
vendor_apache·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] Apache hadoop: CVE-2018-11766
Apache hadoop: CVE-2018-11766
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
Apache
Apache hadoop: CVE-2016-6811
vendor_apache·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] Apache hadoop: CVE-2016-6811
Apache hadoop: CVE-2016-6811
A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811) [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-11-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811) [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811) [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multi
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
bugzilla·2018-11-28·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2018-11766 [HIGH] CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
CVE-2018-11766 hadoop: Privilege escalation to root (Incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6811)
In Apache Hadoop 2.7.4 to 2.7.6, the security fix for CVE-2016-6811 is incomplete. A user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
References:
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q4/185
External References:
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff37bbbe09d5f03090e2dd2c3dea95de16ef4249e731f19b8959ce4c@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
Discussion:
Created hadoop tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1654240]
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-05-04·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of Fedora. Wh
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root
bugzilla·2018-05-04·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2016-6811 [HIGH] CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root
CVE-2016-6811 hadoop: privilege escalation to root
A flaw was found in Apache Hadoop 2.x before 2.7.4, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user.
References:
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9ba3c12bbdfd5b2cae60909e48f92608e00c8d99196390b8cfeca307@%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
Discussion:
Created hadoop tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1575107]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106035https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff37bbbe09d5f03090e2dd2c3dea95de16ef4249e731f19b8959ce4c%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3Ehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106035https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ff37bbbe09d5f03090e2dd2c3dea95de16ef4249e731f19b8959ce4c%40%3Cgeneral.hadoop.apache.org%3E
2018-11-27
Published