Security readout for executives and security teams
Apache Storm could, in specific affected 1.x configurations, let a topology owner cause a worker to run as another non-root user. The business risk is cross-user credential exposure inside a Storm cluster, especially where multiple teams or tenants submit topologies. Exposure is most likely in Apache Storm clusters running the listed 1.x versions with multi-user topology submission and worker isolation. Single-user, non-Storm, or upgraded Storm deployments are not indicated as affected by the supplied sources. Treat this as a targeted infrastructure exposure issue. Prioritize remediation where Storm clusters are shared by multiple users or teams and handle sensitive credentials, but avoid emergency active-exploitation assumptions based on the supplied evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Storm 1.0.x deployments to 1.0.4 or later.; Upgrade Storm 1.1.x deployments to 1.1.1 or later.; Review the Apache advisory for configuration-specific guidance..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [dev] 20170809 [CVE-2017-9799] Apache Storm Possible Code Execution As A Different UserCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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