Splunk Enterprise and Cloud Platform
CVE-2024-45736: Improperly Formatted ‘INGEST_EVAL’ Parameter Crashes Splunk Daemon
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.107, 9.1.2312.204, and 9.1.2312.111, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a search query with an improperly formatted "INGEST_EVAL" parameter as part of a [Field Transformation](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Knowledge/Managefieldtransforms) which could crash the Splunk daemon (splunkd).
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Splunk Enterprise 9.3 | 9.3.1 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.2 | 9.2.3 or later |
| Splunk Enterprise 9.1 | 9.1.6 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.2 | 9.2.2403.107 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2312.204 or later |
| Splunk Cloud Platform 9.1 | 9.1.2312.111 or later |
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What it is
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 9.3.1, 9.2.3, and 9.1.6 and Splunk Cloud Platform versions below 9.2.2403.107, 9.1.2312.204, and 9.1.2312.111, a low-privileged user that does not hold the "admin" or "power" Splunk roles could craft a search query with an improperly formatted "INGEST_EVAL" parameter as part of a [Field Transformation](https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Knowledge/Managefieldtransforms) which could crash the Splunk daemon (splunkd).
Sources
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