Description
An authentication bypass vulnerability was found in overt-engine. This flaw allows the creation of users in the system without authentication due to a flaw in the CreateUserSession command.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | ovirt-engine | 4.5.0 – < 4.5.6 | 4.5.6 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 | — | — |
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 4 | rhvm +19 | 4.5.3.10-1.el8ev | RHSA-2024:0934 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2024:0934 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Virtualization security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- WID-SEC-2024-0449 Red Hat Virtualization: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 21, 2024
References
- RHSA-2024:0934 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0822 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2258509 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine/pull/914