Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting openstack-octavia-common package, versions <0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSTACKOCTAVIACOMMON-5041820
  • published27 Mar 2023
  • disclosed26 Sept 2018

Introduced: 26 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 openstack-octavia-common to version 0:3.0.2-0.20181219195054.ec4c88e.el7ost or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0593.

NVD Description

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

In a default Red Hat Openstack Platform Director installation, openstack-octavia before versions openstack-octavia 2.0.2-5 and openstack-octavia-3.0.1-0.20181009115732 creates log files that are readable by all users. Sensitive information such as private keys can appear in these log files allowing for information exposure.