Pcp: pmpost symlink attack allows escalating pcp to root user

Summary

CVE	CVE-2024-45770
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2024-09-19 09:15:02 UTC
Updated	2026-11-05 15:16:57 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.002880000 probability, percentile 0.214220000 (date 2026-11-05)

Problem Types: CWE-59 | CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Version	Source	Type	Score	Severity	Vector
3.1	[email protected]	Secondary	4.4	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`
3.1	CNA	CVSS	4.4	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	unaffected 0:5.3.7-22.el8_10 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support	unaffected 0:5.0.2-9.el8_2 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	unaffected 0:5.2.5-8.el8_4 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service	unaffected 0:5.2.5-8.el8_4 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services For SAP Solutions	unaffected 0:5.2.5-8.el8_4 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	unaffected 0:5.3.5-10.el8_6 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service	unaffected 0:5.3.5-10.el8_6 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services For SAP Solutions	unaffected 0:5.3.5-10.el8_6 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support	unaffected 0:5.3.7-19.el8_8 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	unaffected 0:6.2.0-5.el9_4 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	unaffected 0:6.2.2-7.el9_5 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services For SAP Solutions	unaffected 0:5.3.5-10.el9_0 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support	unaffected 0:6.0.1-8.el9_2 * rpm	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Not specified	Not specified
CNA	Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Not specified	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45770	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6840	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6848	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6843	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi	[email protected]	bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6846	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6842	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9452	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6837	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6847	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:6844	[email protected]	access.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.

Additional Advisory Data

Source	Time	Event
CNA	2024-09-06T17:11:36.280Z	Reported to Red Hat.
CNA	2024-09-17T00:00:00.000Z	Made public.

Workarounds

CNA: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.