Description
Red Hat Network (RHN) Satellite Server 5.3 and 5.4 does not properly rewrite unspecified URLs, which allows remote attackers to (1) obtain unspecified sensitive host information or (2) use the server as an inadvertent proxy to connect to arbitrary services and IP addresses via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-backend +15 | 0.5.28-59.2.el4sat | RHSA-2011:0434 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-backend-libs +1 | 1.2.13-37.el5sat | RHSA-2011:0434 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-config | 0.5.9-16.el4sat | RHSA-2011:0434 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0434 Red Hat Security Advisory: security update for Red Hat Network Satellite Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jan 29, 2026
References
- 44150 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0434 vendor-advisory
- rhnss-url-security-bypass(66691) vdb-entry
- 1025316 vdb-entry
- 47316 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=491365
- ADV-2011-0967 vdb-entry