CVE-2016-4455
First published: Fri May 27 2016(Updated: )
/var/lib/rhsm/cache/entitlement_status.json and /var/lib/rhsm/facts/facts.json are world readable but contain sensitive information (Red Hat Contract number and hardware serial number, sufficient to authenticate again Red Hat and hardware vendor support) can could be used by an attacker to perform a social engineering attack. Upstream patch: <a href="https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31">https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31</a>
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node | =7.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =6.0 | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
| Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation | =7.0 | |
| Redhat Subscription-manager | <=1.17.6-1 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- agent/references
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/weakness
- agent/severity
- agent/remedy
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/description
- agent/author
- agent/event
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2016-4455
- agent/trending
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/softwarecombine
- agent/tags
- agent/source
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux desktop
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux desktop/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux hpc node
- version/redhat enterprise linux hpc node/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux hpc node/7.0
- canonical/red hat enterprise linux server
- version/red hat enterprise linux server/6.0
- version/red hat enterprise linux server/7.0
- canonical/redhat enterprise linux workstation
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/6.0
- version/redhat enterprise linux workstation/7.0
- canonical/redhat subscription-manager
- version/redhat subscription-manager/1.17.6-1