CVE-2011-3590

kexec-tools: Multiple security flaws by management of kdump core files and ramdisk images

Published Feb 15, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, includes all of root's SSH private keys within a vmcore file, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3551 The Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, includes all of root's SSH private keys within a vmcore file, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:37 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 15, 2014, 2:57 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 5, 2011, 12:00 AM