CVE-2022-2805: Medium severity red hat enterprise virtualization vulnerability

Published Apr 27, 2022
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Updated

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine, which leads to the logging of plaintext passwords in the log file when using otapi-style. This flaw allows an attacker with sufficient privileges to read the log file, leading to confidentiality loss.

Other sources

A flaw was found in ovirt-engine. The admin password is logged unfiltered when using otopi-style.

Red Hat

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ovirt-engine<0:4.5.3.2-1.el8e
0:4.5.3.2-1.el8e
redhat/ovirt-engine-dwh<0:4.5.7-1.el8e
0:4.5.7-1.el8e
redhat/ovirt-engine-ui-extensions<0:1.3.6-1.el8e
0:1.3.6-1.el8e
redhat/ovirt-web-ui<0:1.9.2-1.el8e
0:1.9.2-1.el8e
redhat/otopi<1.10.3
1.10.3
redhat/ovirt-engine<4.5.3
4.5.3
redhat Virtualization=4.0

Event History

May 27, 2022
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Oct 19, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-2805?

CVE-2022-2805 is a vulnerability found in ovirt-engine that allows plaintext passwords to be logged in the log file when using otapi-style, leading to confidentiality loss.

2

How does CVE-2022-2805 affect the affected software?

CVE-2022-2805 affects the ovirt-engine package versions up to 4.5.3 and ovirt-engine-dwh, ovirt-engine-ui-extensions, and ovirt-web-ui packages versions up to 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8e and 0:1.3.6-1.el8e respectively, causing confidentiality loss.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2022-2805?

CVE-2022-2805 has a severity value of 6.5 (medium).

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-2805?

To fix CVE-2022-2805, upgrade the ovirt-engine package to version 4.5.3 or later, and upgrade the ovirt-engine-dwh, ovirt-engine-ui-extensions, and ovirt-web-ui packages to versions 0:4.5.3.2-1.el8e or later, 0:1.3.6-1.el8e or later, and 0:1.9.2-1.el8e or later respectively.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-2805?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-2805 in the following references: [Red Hat Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:8502), [CVE-2022-2805](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2022-2805), [Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2079545).

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