CVE-2023-36811

borgbackup is an opensource, deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption. A flaw in the cryptographic authentication scheme in borgbackup allowed an attacker to fake archives and potentially indirectly cause backup data loss in the repository. The attack requires an attacker to be able to: 1. insert files (with no additional headers) into backups and 2. gain write access to the repository. This vulnerability does not disclose plaintext to the attacker, nor does it affect the authenticity of existing archives. Creating plausible fake archives may be feasible for empty or small archives, but is unlikely for large archives. The issue has been fixed in borgbackup 1.2.5. Users are advised to upgrade. Additionally to installing the fixed code, users must follow the upgrade procedure as documented in the change log. Data loss after being attacked can be avoided by reviewing the archives (timestamp and contents valid and as expected) after any "borg check --repair" and before "borg prune". There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:borgbackup:borg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

15 Sep 2023, 22:15

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References
  • (MISC) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XOZDFIYEBIOKSIEAXUJJJFUJTAJ7TF3C/ -
  • (MISC) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5Q3OHXERTU547SEQ3YREZXHOCYNLVD63/ -
  • (MISC) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZUCQSMAWOJBCRGF6XPKEZ2TPGAPNKIWV/ -

06 Sep 2023, 14:23

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:borgbackup:borg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 4.7
First Time Borgbackup
Borgbackup borg
References (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/3eb070191da10c2d3f7bc6484cf3d51c3045f884 - (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/commit/3eb070191da10c2d3f7bc6484cf3d51c3045f884 - Patch
References (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/blob/1.2.5-cvedocs/docs/changes.rst#pre-125-archives-spoofing-vulnerability-cve-2023-36811 - (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/blob/1.2.5-cvedocs/docs/changes.rst#pre-125-archives-spoofing-vulnerability-cve-2023-36811 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/security/advisories/GHSA-8fjr-hghr-4m99 - (MISC) https://github.com/borgbackup/borg/security/advisories/GHSA-8fjr-hghr-4m99 - Vendor Advisory

30 Aug 2023, 18:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-08-30 18:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14


NVD link : CVE-2023-36811

Mitre link : CVE-2023-36811

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-36811


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Products Affected

borgbackup

  • borg
CWE
CWE-347

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature