Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information Affecting pki-symkey package, versions <0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-PKISYMKEY-2111046
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Jun 2021

Introduced: 3 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3551  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-312  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 pki-symkey to version 0:10.10.5-3.module+el8.4.0+11039+635979e4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pki-symkey package and not the pki-symkey package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the PKI-server, where the spkispawn command, when run in debug mode, stores admin credentials in the installation log file. This flaw allows a local attacker to retrieve the file to obtain the admin password and gain admin privileges to the Dogtag CA manager. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1