Description
CloudForms Management Engine (cfme) is vulnerable to an improper security setting in the dRuby component of CloudForms. An attacker with access to an unprivileged local shell could use this flaw to execute commands as a high privileged user.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | cfme | — | — |
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 CloudForms 5 | ansible-tower-setup +1 | 3.1.8-1.el7at | RHSA-2018:2745 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | cfme +2 | 5.8.5.1-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:2745, RHSA-2018:2561 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | cfme-appliance-tools +2 | 5.9.4.7-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:2561 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | rh-postgresql95-postgresql-pglogical | 1.2.1-2.el7cf | RHSA-2018:2745, RHSA-2018:2561 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-redhat_access_cfme +1 | 2.0.3-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:2561 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2018:2745 Red Hat Security Advisory: CloudForms 4.5.5 security, bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
- RHSA-2018:2561 Red Hat Security Advisory: CloudForms 4.6.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 1, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10905
- RHSA-2018:2745 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2018:2561 vendor-advisory