Description
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | chef | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | chef | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | chef | No fix yet | — |