Red Hat Satellite 6 Vulnerability in System Registration and Hostname Reset
CVE-2017-15136

2.7LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Red Hat
Status
Satellite 6
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2018

What is CVE-2017-15136?

A vulnerability exists in Red Hat Satellite 6 that can lead to a loss of access to updates, including important security updates. This issue arises when a new system is registered and activated, and then its hostname is changed to that of a previously registered system. As a result of this conflict, the previously registered system loses its access to updates, posing a significant risk to system security.

Affected Version(s)

Satellite 6 6.3.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103210
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1540343
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
2.7
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2017-15136 : Red Hat Satellite 6 Vulnerability in System Registration and Hostname Reset