CVE-2022-0852

convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code

Published Aug 29, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
There is a flaw in convert2rhel. convert2rhel passes the Red Hat account password to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the password via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the privileges of the Red Hat account in question, but it could affect the integrity, availability, and/or data confidentiality of other systems that are administered by that account. This occurs regardless of how the password is supplied to convert2rhel.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-15895 There is a flaw in convert2rhel. convert2rhel passes the Red Hat account password to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the password via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the privileges of the Red Hat account in question, but it could affect the integrity, availability, and/or data confidentiality of other systems that are administered by that account. This occurs regardless of how the password is supplied to convert2rhel.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 11:40 PM
Reserved
Mar 4, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 29, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:21 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 26, 2022, 4:00 PM