Cleartext storage of sensitive information in gnome-control-center (Red Hat package) - CVE-2020-14391
Published: September 1, 2020 / Updated: December 22, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49120
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14391
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
gnome-control-center (Red Hat package)
gnome-control-center (Red Hat package)
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-14391
Install updates from vendor's website.