Bug 1122781 (CVE-2014-3561)

Summary:	CVE-2014-3561 ovirt-engine-log-collector: database password disclosed in process listing
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	David Jorm <djorm>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Petr Beňas <pbenas>
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	aneelica, bazulay, bmcclain, dblechte, ecohen, gklein, idith, iheim, jrusnack, lsurette, mjc, pbenas, pstehlik, rbalakri, sbonazzo, security-response-team, tjay, wmealing, yeylon
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	It was found that rhevm-log-collector called sosreport with the PostgreSQL database password passed as a command line parameter. A local attacker could read this password by monitoring a process listing. The password would also be written to a log file, which could potentially be read by a local attacker.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2014-12-03 00:01:16 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	1122789, 1122790
Bug Blocks:	1122793

Description David Jorm 2014-07-24 04:40:51 UTC

IssueDescription:

It was found that rhevm-log-collector called sosreport with the PostgreSQL database password passed as a command line parameter. A local attacker could read this password by monitoring a process listing. The password would also be written to a log file, which could potentially be read by a local attacker.

Comment 4 Trevor Jay 2014-09-03 00:30:16 UTC

Acknowledgements:

This issue was discovered by David Jorm of Red Hat Product Security.

Comment 7 Petr Beňas 2014-12-01 11:35:38 UTC

Both dependencies verified, setting verified.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2014-12-02 20:27:05 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  RHEV Manager version 3.4

Via RHSA-2014:1947 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1947.html