Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in convert2rhel - CVE-2022-0851

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Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in convert2rhel - CVE-2022-0851

Published: August 31, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU66893
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0851
CWE-ID: CWE-668
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
convert2rhel
Software vendor:
OS and Application Modernization Group

Description

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 updates from vendor's website.

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