Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Affecting heketi-client package, versions <0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-HEKETICLIENT-4454484
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed18 Dec 2017

Introduced: 18 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-15104  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-552  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 heketi-client to version 0:5.0.0-19.el7rhgs or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3481.

NVD Description

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

An access flaw was found in Heketi 5, where the heketi.json configuration file was world readable. An attacker having local access to the Heketi server could read plain-text passwords from the heketi.json file.

CVSS Scores

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