CVE record · CVE-2023-3972

Insights-client: unsafe handling of temporary files and directories

CVSS 7.8 HighEPSS 0.0027 · 19th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 1 Nov 2023, 15:54 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.1.9-1.el7_9 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.2-1.el8_8 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_1 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.3-1.el8_4 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.2-1.el8_6 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.2-1.el9_2 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:3.2.2-1.el9_0 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Package name: insights-client https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: unknown

Identifiers: CVE-2023-3972
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-379
Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service
CWE-379
Published: 1 Nov 2023
Updated: 6 Apr 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.8	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0027, the 19th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 1 Nov 2023. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6264 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6282 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6283 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6284 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6795 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6796 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6798 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6811 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-3972 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2227027 issue-trackingredhat
github.com/RedHatInsights/insights-core/pull/3878

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