Insufficient Entropy Affecting heapster package, versions <0:1.1.0-1.beta2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.26% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HEAPSTER-5273998
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed30 Mar 2016

Introduced: 30 Mar 2016

CVE-2015-8851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-331  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 heapster to version 0:1.1.0-1.beta2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHBA-2016:1343.

NVD Description

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

node-uuid before 1.4.4 uses insufficiently random data to create a GUID, which could make it easier for attackers to have unspecified impact via brute force guessing.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1