Security readout for executives and security teams
A local low-privileged user could misuse Red Hat subscription-manager’s D-Bus interface before 1.19.4 to read private system subscription facts or change configuration. The CVSS score is high because successful abuse could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the local host. Exposure is most likely on systems running Red Hat subscription-manager before 1.19.4 where local unprivileged users can reach the affected D-Bus methods. The source bundle does not identify other vendors, platforms, or downstream package names. Treat as high priority for multi-user or shared Linux systems because a local low-privileged account could become a path to sensitive data exposure or privilege escalation. Prioritize upgrade verification over broad emergency response unless separate evidence of exploitation appears. Mitigation focus: Upgrade subscription-manager to 1.19.4 or a vendor-fixed later build.; Review Red Hat Bugzilla and advisories for distribution-specific package guidance.; Restrict local shell access to trusted users where upgrade timing is delayed..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H1.56Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/2aa48ef65CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2663CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Privilege Context Switching Error
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