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SCA: security update for org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10, org.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11, pyspark (GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422067

Description

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

 - In Apache Spark 1.0.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, when using PySpark or SparkR, it's possible for
 a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark
 application. (CVE-2018-1334)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 422067

Version: Revision 1.3

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1334

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.7

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Threat Score: 2.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/14/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-1334

cwe: CWE-200