CVE-2023-38201 (GCVE-0-2023-38201)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-08-25 16:15
Modified
2025-08-30 21:32
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Summary
A flaw was found in the Keylime registrar that could allow a bypass of the challenge-response protocol during agent registration. This issue may allow an attacker to impersonate an agent and hide the true status of a monitored machine if the fake agent is added to the verifier list by a legitimate user, resulting in a breach of the integrity of the registrar database.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Unaffected: 0:6.5.2-6.el9_2   < *
    cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
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