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Unscored CVE-2022-0851 EUVD-2022-15894GHSA-959j-7rc3-c387

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to su…

Published Aug 29, 2022 · Updated Aug 2, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— convert2rhel Not-Known —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Convert2rhel convert2rhel 1.0-1.el6 RHSA-2022:6269, RHSA-2022:6268, RHSA-2022:6266

Advisories 3

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