5.7
CVSSv2

CVE-2011-3589

Published: 15/02/2014 Updated: 06/03/2014
CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.7 | Impact Score: 6.9 | Exploitability Score: 5.5
VMScore: 507
Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

The Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x prior to 1.102pre-154 and 2.x prior to 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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Vendor Advisories

Synopsis Moderate: kexec-tools security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An updated kexec-tools package that resolves three security issues, fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5The Red Hat Security R ...
Synopsis Moderate: kexec-tools security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An updated kexec-tools package that fixes three security issues, variousbugs, and adds enhancements is now available for Red HatEnterprise Linux 6The Red Hat Security Response Team has r ...