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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3287: fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-3287: fwupd: world readable password in /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/28/2022
Created
05/15/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
03/20/2024

Description

When creating an OPERATOR user account on the BMC, the redfish plugin saved the auto-generated password to /etc/fwupd/redfish.conf without proper restriction, allowing any user on the system to read the same configuration file.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-plugin-flashrom
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-plugin-flashrom-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-fwupd-tests-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2022-3287
  • RHSA-2023:2487
  • RHSA-2023:7189
  • RHSA-2024:1106
  • RHSA-2024:1403

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