CVE-2014-0189
First published: Thu Apr 17 2014(Updated: )
It was reported that "/etc/sysconfig/virt-who" is world-readable and contains plaintext passwords to connect to various hypervisors. A local attacker could use this flaw to obtain those passwords and gain access to the hypervisors.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 | |
| Virt-who Project Virt-who |
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Reference Links
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/28/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67089
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014-1206.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014-1513.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1186034
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0430.html
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