Bug 2056390 (CVE-2021-45081)

Summary:	CVE-2021-45081 cobbler: unsafe protocol usage
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Avinash Hanwate <ahanwate>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	brejoc, jimi, kwizart, matrixfueller, ngompa13, orion, scott, tkasparek, tlestach, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	cobbler 3.3.1	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in cobbler. The vulnerability occurs due to unsafe protocol usage and leads to cleartext transmission. This flaw allows an attacker to interact and see sensitive cleartext transmissions.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2022-03-03 00:51:14 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2056395, 2056396
Bug Blocks:	2056398

Description Avinash Hanwate 2022-02-21 06:47:21 UTC

An issue was discovered in Cobbler through 3.3.1. Routines in several files use the HTTP protocol instead of the more secure HTTPS.

https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/releases
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/18/3

Comment 1 Avinash Hanwate 2022-02-21 06:48:08 UTC

Created cobbler tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2056395]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2056396]

Comment 3 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-03-03 00:51:12 UTC

This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-45081