SB2015041006 - Information disclosure in FreeBSD
Published: April 10, 2015 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015041006
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1415)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The bsdinstall installer in FreeBSD 10.x before 10.1 p9, when configuring full disk encrypted ZFS, uses world-readable permissions for the GELI keyfile (/boot/encryption.key), which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading the file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.