Description
A smart proxy that provides a restful API to various sub-systems of the Foreman is affected by the flaw which can cause a Man-in-the-Middle attack. The FreeIPA module of Foreman smart proxy does not check the SSL certificate, thus, an unauthenticated attacker can perform actions in FreeIPA if certain conditions are met. The highest threat from this flaw is to system confidentiality. This flaw affects Foreman versions before 2.5.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | foreman | foreman 2.5.0 | — |
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 Satellite Capsule 6 | foreman | 2.5.2.17-2.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-aiohttp | 3.7.4-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-ecdsa +1 | 0.13.3-2.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-pyyaml +1 | 5.4.1-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-urllib3 +1 | 1.26.5-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python3-django | 2.2.24-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | satellite +1 | 6.10.0-3.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | tfm-rubygem-nokogiri | 1.11.3-2.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | candlepin | 4.0.9-1.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman | 2.5.2.17-2.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-aiohttp | 3.7.4-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-ecdsa +1 | 0.13.3-2.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-pyyaml +1 | 5.4.1-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-urllib3 +1 | 1.26.5-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python3-django | 2.2.24-1.el7pc | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | satellite | 6.10.0-3.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-activerecord-session_store | 2.0.0-1.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-addressable | 2.8.0-1.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-nokogiri | 1.11.3-2.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-puma | 5.3.2-1.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | tfm-rubygem-rails +1 | 6.0.3.7-1.el7sat | RHSA-2021:4702 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2021:4702 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.10 Release Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 13, 2026