Bug 1122781 – CVE-2014-3561 ovirt-engine-log-collector: database password disclosed in process listing

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Bug 1122781 - (CVE-2014-3561) CVE-2014-3561 ovirt-engine-log-collector: database password disclosed in process listing

Summary:	CVE-2014-3561 ovirt-engine-log-collector: database password disclosed in proc...

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	CVE-2014-3561

Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability (Show other bugs)
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity low
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Assigned To:	Red Hat Product Security
QA Contact:	Petr Beňas
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Keywords:	Security

Depends On:	1122789 1122790
Blocks:	1122793
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Reported:	2014-07-24 00:40 EDT by David Jorm
Modified:	2015-02-11 05:14 EST (History)
CC List:	19 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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.
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Last Closed:	2014-12-02 19:01:16 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2014:1947	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: rhevm-log-collector security update	2014-12-02 20:26:37 EST

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Description David Jorm 2014-07-24 00:40:51 EDT

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 2014-09-02 20:30:16 EDT

Acknowledgements:

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

Comment 7 Petr Beňas 2014-12-01 06:35:38 EST

Both dependencies verified, setting verified.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2014-12-02 15:27:05 EST

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

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