| Name | CVE-2024-45770 |
| Description | A vulnerability was found in Performance Co-Pilot (PCP). This flaw can only be exploited if an attacker has access to a compromised PCP system account. The issue is related to the pmpost tool, which is used to log messages in the system. Under certain conditions, it runs with high-level privileges. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| pcp (PTS) | bullseye | 5.2.6-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 6.0.3-1.1 | vulnerable |
| sid | 6.3.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| pcp | source | (unstable) | 6.3.1-1 | | | |
Notes
[bookworm] - pcp <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - pcp <ignored> (Minor issue, requires root access)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310451
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/09/20/1
Fixed by: https://github.com/performancecopilot/pcp/commit/22505f9a43c212217d4d53200dcf2f0e94febc8f (6.3.1)