CVE-2015-8559
Published: 21 September 2017
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
Notes
Author | Note |
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leosilva | workaround using validatorless bootstrapping |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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chef Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Needed
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885/commits/6d8fa463cde53431ea0651bb7386e6411e8fca29 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |