CVE-2011-3589

Description

The Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, uses world-readable permissions for vmcore files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content, as demonstrated by a search for a root SSH key.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.1

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.127

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
(RHSA-2011:1532) Moderate: kexec-tools security, bug fix, and enhancement update kexec-tools-2.0.0-209.el6.i686.rpm	Linux
(RHSA-2011:1532) Moderate: kexec-tools security, bug fix, and enhancement update kexec-tools-2.0.0-209.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234