Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting createrepo_c-libs package, versions <0:0.17.1-1.el7pc


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-CREATEREPOCLIBS-5386725
  • published1 Apr 2023
  • disclosed12 Jan 2015

Introduced: 12 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-3448  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 createrepo_c-libs to version 0:0.17.1-1.el7pc or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1313.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream createrepo_c-libs package and not the createrepo_c-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

REST client for Ruby (aka rest-client) before 1.7.3 logs usernames and passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the log.

CVSS Scores

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