Description
Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and earlier does not disable the web interface that is used to create the first user for a satellite, which allows remote attackers to create administrator accounts.
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 | rhn-java-sat +3 | 5.2.1-9.el5 | RHSA-2013:1513 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-java +3 | 0.5.44-97.el5sat | RHSA-2013:1514 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-java-oracle | 1.2.39-135.el5sat | RHSA-2013:1514 |
| Red Hat Network Satellite 5 | spacewalk-java-postgresql | 2.0.2-48.el5sat | RHSA-2013:1514 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2013:1513 Red Hat Security Advisory: rhn-java-sat security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2013:1514 Red Hat Security Advisory: spacewalk-java security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- SUSE-SU-2013:1661 vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1024614
- RHSA-2013:1513 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1514 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/539283