SB2023032143 - Insufficiently protected credentials in oslo.utils
Published: March 21, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023032143
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0718)
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling a double quote character in the password, causing any part of the password after the double quote to be plaintext. A local user can view the log files and obtain password in clear text.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-0718
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2056850
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0718
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/oslo.utils/+bug/1949623
- https://opendev.org/openstack/oslo.utils/commit/6e17ae1f7959c64dfd20a5f67edf422e702426aa
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00015.html