Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the container-tools:rhel8 module



Published: 2024-08-12
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2024-6104
CVE-2024-37298
CWE-ID CWE-532
CWE-400
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU94616

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6104

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data obtain from HTTP requests.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5194


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU94743

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37298

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in schema.Decoder.Decode() . A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support: 8.8

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support: 8.8

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:5194


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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