PT-2017-8721
CVE-2016-5411
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Published
2017-06-13
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Updated
2017-07-05
Description by
CVSS 3.1
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CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) versions prior to 1.0 GA
Description
The issue concerns a file,
/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py, created by Red Hat QuickStart Cloud Installer (QCI) that is world readable and contains the root password of the deployed system.Recommendations
For versions prior to 1.0 GA, update to version 1.0 GA or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider changing the permissions of the
/var/lib/ovirt-engine/setup/engine-DC-config.py file to restrict read access. Found an issue in the description? Have something to add? Feel free to write us 👾