Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 update for gnome-settings-daemon

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU49120

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14391

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the GNOME Control Center in the way it handles credentials passed from Red Hat Customer Portal. When a user registers a system through the GNOME Settings User Interface, the user's credentials are passed as an argument to gnome-settings-daemon helper, making it readable by an unprivileged local user.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.2

gnome-settings-daemon (Red Hat package): before 3.32.0-9.el8_2.1

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0266

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.