SB2017050914 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Enterprise Linux



SB2017050914 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Published: August 2, 2017 Updated: August 15, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017050914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7488)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper configuration of the System Security Services Daemon (SSSD) by the authconfig feature. A remote attacker can use SSSD to authenticate against remote server, conduct a timing attack and read arbitrary files that may be used to conduct further attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.