CVE-2023-43680 – Malwarebytes, Nebula – Time-of-check/Time-of-Use race condition

SUMMARY:

An issue was discovered in Malwarebytes 4.x and 5.x (and Nebula 2020-10-21 and later) causing a race condition in signature validation functions that attempt to validate signatures of signed executables.

AFFECTED VERSIONS

  • Malwarebytes 4 versions < 4.6.14.326
  • Malwarebytes 5 versions < 5.1.5.116
  • Nebula platform before June 2024, Endpoint Agent version < 2.0.0.64, Protection Service version < 4.6.17.334

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • Malwarebytes 4 versions >= 4.6.14.326 | Component version 1.0.2348 , Update Package version >= 1.0.85245
  • Malwarebytes 5 versions >= 5.1.5.116 | Component version 1.0.1252 , Update Package version >= 1.0.85245
  • Nebula platform June 2024, Endpoint Agent version >= 2.0.0.64, Protection Service version >= 4.6.17.334

MITIGATION ADVICE

We recommend upgrading the affected endpoints to the patched versions.