VDB
RHSA-2013:0849
RHSA-2013:0849
PUBLISHED
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 KVM Guest Image for cloud instances had an empty root password by default. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | ||
| Red Hat Common 6 |
Timeline
- May 23, 2013 CVE Published
- Jan 28, 2026 CVE Updated
- Apr 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important url
- https://rhn.redhat.com/rhn/software/channel/downloads/Download.do?cid=16952 url
- https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_OpenStack/2/html/Getting_Started_Guide/ch09s02.html url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964299 url
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2013/rhsa-2013_0849.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0849 fix