Information Exposure Affecting rhnsd package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.64% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-RHNSD-15928025
  • published8 Apr 2026
  • disclosed5 Feb 2014

Introduced: 5 Feb 2014

CVE-2012-0059  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-209  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 rhnsd.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhnsd package and not the rhnsd package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Spacewalk-backend. This information disclosure vulnerability occurs when a system registration XML-RPC call fails, causing cleartext user passwords to be included in error messages. Remote administrators can exploit this by reading server logs and emails, leading to the unauthorized disclosure of user passwords.

CVSS Base Scores

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