SB2022083130 - Information disclosure in Convert2RHEL 7



SB2022083130 - Information disclosure in Convert2RHEL 7

Published: August 31, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022083130
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0851)

CWE-ID: CWE-668 - Exposure of resource to wrong sphere

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line when the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel. A local user can view the list of running processes on the system and obtain the activation key.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.