CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2022-0851

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0851 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060217 Exploit Issue Tracking
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:convert2rhel_project:convert2rhel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2022-08-29 03:15

Updated : 2023-02-12 10:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-0851

Mitre link : CVE-2022-0851

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-200