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.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2011-3550 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T23:37:48.227Z
Reserved: 2011-09-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2011-3589
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-02-15T14:57:07.113
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2011-3589
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