CVE-2024-10190: Horovod Horovod Vulnerable To Command Injection Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-mrhh-3ggq-23p2
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CVSS 9.8
CWE-502 CWE-77
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2024-10190 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) horovod vulnerable to command injection vulnerability (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data) affecting Horovod libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves horovod vulnerable to command injection. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2024-10190 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2024-10190
GHSA Identifier GHSA-mrhh-3ggq-23p2
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.8
CWE Classification CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected Product Horovod
Package Ecosystem PyPI
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2024-10190

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Horovod dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

horovod fixed: Latest secure release 
pip install horovod>=Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

pip show horovod

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2024-10190, inspect your installed packages using pip:

pip show horovod

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Horovod in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The pip show horovod command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data, where the product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid. In Horovod, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Horovod versions up to and including v0.28.1 are vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of base64-encoded data in the `ElasticRendezvousHandler`, a subclass of `KVStoreHandler`. Specifically, the `_put_value` method in `ElasticRendezvousHandler` calls `codec.loads_base64(value)`, which eventually invokes `cloudpickle.loads(decoded)`. This allows an attacker to send a malicious pickle object via a PUT request, leading to arbitrary code execution on the server.

CVE-2024-10190 Affected Horovod Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
horovod
pypi/horovod
PyPI
≤ 0.28.1

References

NVD — CVE-2024-10190 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10190
Horovod Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/horovod/horovod
huntr.com/bounties/3e398d1f-7... WEB
https://huntr.com/bounties/3e398d1f-70c2-4e05-ae22-f5d66b19a754

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-10190?
CVE-2024-10190 is a security vulnerability in Horovod involving Horovod Vulnerable to Command Injection under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data.
Which Horovod versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: horovod.
What version fixes CVE-2024-10190?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is horovod affected?
Yes, horovod is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-10190?
CVE-2024-10190 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2024-10190?
CVE-2024-10190 is classified under CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data (The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.).
How can I check PyPI dependencies for CVE-2024-10190?
Run the dependency tree command: 'pip show horovod'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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