SB2016122102 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Red Hat Satellite

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9593)

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the foreman-debug's logging due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker with access to the foreman log file can view passwords that allow to access those systems.

2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9595)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to launch a symlink attack on the target system.

The weakness exists in the katello-debug due to insecure usage of temporary files by certain scripts and log files. A local attacker can create a symbolic link from a temporary file to various files on the system, bypass local access protections to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-9593
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-9595