CVE-2022-0851
There is a flaw in convert2rhel. When the --activationkey option is used with convert2rhel, the activation key is subsequently passed to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the activation key via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the subscription, but generally this would allow an attacker to register systems purchased by the victim until discovered; a form of fraud. This could occur regardless of how the activation key is supplied to convert2rhel because it involves how convert2rhel provides it to subscription-manager.
EPSS 0.31% · 22.9th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | convert2rhel | Not-Known |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0, 8.0 |
| convert2rhel_project | convert2rhel |
Timeline
- Aug 29, 2022 CVE Published
- Aug 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 14, 2023 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2023 EPSS Score
- Aug 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 14, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2060217 url
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0851 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0851 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6266 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6268 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6269 url