Sensitive Information Exposure in Lenovo XClarity Controller

CVE-2021-3473

What is CVE-2021-3473?

An internal security audit revealed that using Lenovo XClarity Administrator to perform a backup or restore on the Lenovo XClarity Controller can lead to the exposure of configuration backup/restore passwords. These sensitive credentials are temporarily stored in an internal log buffer, which may be included in FFDC service logs generated by a privileged user. Although the log contents are overwritten within approximately ten minutes, the risk remains for users who have access to these logs, as the backup/restore password may be inadvertently disclosed during log generation.

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