MGASA-2023-0221 - Updated keepass packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 07 Jul 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0221.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2023-24055,
     CVE-2023-32784

Allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to
obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger. Disputed by
vendor due to level of access required. (CVE-2023-24055)
Possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even
when a workspace is locked or no longer running (CVE-2023-32784)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31935
- https://amp.thehackernews.com/thn/2023/05/keepass-exploit-allows-attackers-to.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24055
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-32784

SRPMS:
- 8/core/keepass-2.54-1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0221: keepass security update

Allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger

Summary

Allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger. Disputed by vendor due to level of access required. (CVE-2023-24055) Possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or no longer running (CVE-2023-32784)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31935

- https://amp.thehackernews.com/thn/2023/05/keepass-exploit-allows-attackers-to.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-24055

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-32784

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0221 - Updated keepass packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/keepass-2.54-1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 07 Jul 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0221.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-24055, CVE-2023-32784

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