Description
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Alloy on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM
This issue affects Alloy: before 1.3.3, from 1.4.0-rc.0 through 1.4.0-rc.1.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grafana | Alloy | < 1.3.3, 1.4.0-rc.0 – ≤ 1.4.0-rc.1 | 1.3.3 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 12 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241104T154416-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | alloy | 1.4.3-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14439-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0.0.20241030T212825-150000.1.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/grafana/alloy | < 1.3.4 | 1.3.4 | GHSA-chqx-36rm-rf8h |
| Go | github.com/grafana/alloy | >= 1.4.0-rc.0, < 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 | GHSA-chqx-36rm-rf8h |
| Go | github.com/grafana/alloy | < 1.3.4 · >= 1.4.0-rc.0, < 1.4.1 | 1.3.4, 1.4.1 | GO-2024-3168 |
Advisories 4
- SUSE-SU-2024:3911-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:0350-1 Security update for govulncheck-vulndb SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14439-1 alloy-1.4.3-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14447-1 govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20241030T212825-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8975/
- https://grafana.com/blog/2024/09/25/grafana-alloy-and-grafana-agent-flow-security-release-high-severity-fix-for-cve-2024-8975-and-cve-2024-8996/
- https://github.com/grafana/alloy/releases/tag/v1.4.1
- https://github.com/grafana/alloy/releases/tag/v1.3.4