Description
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) Manager before 3.5.1 uses weak permissions on the directories shared by the ovirt-engine-dwhd service and a plugin during service startup, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directory.
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 Rhev Manager 3 | rhevm +16 | 3.5.1-0.4.el6ev | RHSA-2015:0888 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2015:0888 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Manager 3.5.1 update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- 1032231 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2015:0888 vendor-advisory