The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py, reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py, write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a symlink attack on a temporary file.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py,
    reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py,
    write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function
    in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in
    trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in
    trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in
    trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in
    trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in
    trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and
    trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in
    trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as
    packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a
    symlink attack on a temporary file. (CVE-2015-3156)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The _write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/mongodb/service.py,     reset_configuration function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/postgresql/service/config.py,     write_config function in trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/redis/service.py, _write_mycnf function     in trove/guestagent/datastore/mysql/service.py, InnoBackupEx::_run_prepare function in     trove/guestagent/strategies/restore/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupEx::cmd function in     trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, MySQLDump::cmd in     trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, InnoBackupExIncremental::cmd function in     trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/mysql_impl.py, _get_actual_db_status function in     trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/system.py and     trove/guestagent/datastore/experimental/cassandra/service.py, and multiple class CbBackup methods in     trove/guestagent/strategies/backup/experimental/couchbase_impl.py in Openstack DBaaS (aka Trove) as     packaged in Openstack before 2015.1.0 (aka Kilo) allows local users to write to configuration files via a     symlink attack on a temporary file. (CVE-2015-3156)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
434745	SCA: security update for trove (GHSA-98c8-36p9-gw66)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
434745	SCA: security update for trove (GHSA-98c8-36p9-gw66)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
218860	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-3156	Nessus	Misc.	medium

Detections

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CVE-2015-3156

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Tenable Plugins

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