Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2014-0189 is a credential exposure issue in virt-who. The configuration file /etc/sysconfig/virt-who was world-readable and could contain unencrypted hypervisor passwords, allowing local users on the host to read sensitive virtualization credentials. Exposure is most likely on systems running virt-who where /etc/sysconfig/virt-who exists, is readable by non-privileged local users, and contains hypervisor credentials. The bundle does not identify precise affected versions. Treat this as a targeted remediation item for virtualization management hosts. It is not evidenced as internet-exploited, but exposed hypervisor credentials can create serious downstream risk if local users or compromised accounts can read them. Mitigation focus: Review RHSA-2015:0430 and apply vendor fixes where applicable.; Restrict /etc/sysconfig/virt-who permissions to authorized administrators only.; Rotate any hypervisor passwords stored in the exposed file..
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1088732CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081286CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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