USN-7614-1: pcs vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 July 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in pcs.


Packages

  • pcs - Pacemaker Configuration System

Details

Cedric Buissart discovered that pcs did not correctly handle certain
parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive
information or elevate their privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1086)

Ondrej Mular discovered that pcs did not correctly handle Unix socket
permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to elevate their
privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2735)

It was discovered that pcs did not correctly handle PAM authentication.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication
mechanisms. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1049)

It was discovered that pcs did not correctly handle the validation of
Node names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute...

Cedric Buissart discovered that pcs did not correctly handle certain
parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive
information or elevate their privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-1086)

Ondrej Mular discovered that pcs did not correctly handle Unix socket
permissions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to elevate their
privileges. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2735)

It was discovered that pcs did not correctly handle PAM authentication.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication
mechanisms. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-1049)

It was discovered that pcs did not correctly handle the validation of
Node names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute a
cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-2661)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy pcs –  0.10.11-2ubuntu3+esm1  
20.04 focal pcs –  0.10.4-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial pcs –  0.9.149-1ubuntu1.1+esm1  

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