In keycloak-http-client-install prior to version 0.8, the admin password could be provided through a command-line argument. This might result in the password being leaked through shell history, or becoming visible to a local attacker at the time the program is running.
Find out more about CVE-2017-15112 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having security impact of Low. This issue may be fixed in a future version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
OpenStack users please note, this issue is present in:
* Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka)
* Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton)
* Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata)
If a fixed version of keycloak-httpd-client-install is made available in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenStack customers should consume this package directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux channel (this occurs during normal updates).
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 | keycloak-httpd-client-install | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | keycloak-httpd-client-install | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | keycloak-httpd-client-install | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | keycloak-httpd-client-install | Will not fix |
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