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CVE-2020-14334 json

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite 6 which allows privileged attacker to read cache files.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-6481

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in Red Hat Satellite 6 which allows privileged attacker to read cache files. These cache credentials could help attacker to gain complete control of the Satellite instance.

Patch / fix

  • tfm satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 6.1-1.el7sat
  • kobo satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 0.5.1-1.el7sat
  • pulp satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 2.21.3-1.el7sat
  • gofer satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 2.12.5-7.el7sat
  • future satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 0.16.0-11.el7sat
  • ostree satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 2017.1-2.atomic.el7
  • foreman satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 2.1.2.19-1.el7sat
  • katello satellite capsule 6.8, satellite 6.8 3.16.0-1.el7sat

red hat advisories RHSA-2020:4366RHSA-2020:4127

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red hat product security vex CVE-2020-14334 updated cvss 8.8

foreman: unauthorized cache read on RPM-based installations through local user

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.7 foreman 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, foreman-cli 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, foreman-ec2 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, foreman-gce 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, foreman-ovirt 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, foreman-vmware 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by manually changing the directory permissions to remove readable bits for the others: # chmod 0750 /run/foreman” RHSA-2020:4127
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.8 tfm 6.1-1.el7sat, kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, pulp 2.21.3-1.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, receptor 0.6.3-1.el7ar, future 0.16.0-11.el7sat, +488 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by manually changing the directory permissions to remove readable bits for the others: # chmod 0750 /run/foreman” RHSA-2020:4366
  • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.7 foreman 1.24.1.28-3.el7sat
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by manually changing the directory permissions to remove readable bits for the others: # chmod 0750 /run/foreman” RHSA-2020:4127
  • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.8 tfm 6.1-1.el7sat, kobo 0.5.1-1.el7sat, pulp 2.21.3-1.el7sat, gofer 2.12.5-7.el7sat, future 0.16.0-11.el7sat, katello 3.16.0-1.el7sat, +232 more
    fixed: vendor fix “This flaw can be mitigated by manually changing the directory permissions to remove readable bits for the others: # chmod 0750 /run/foreman” RHSA-2020:4366
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.7 pulp 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, satellite 6.7.4-1.el7sat, satellite-cli 6.7.4-1.el7sat, foreman-proxy 1.24.1-3.el7sat, pulp-server 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, pulp-selinux 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, +17 more Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.7 pulp 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, satellite 6.7.4-1.el7sat, foreman-proxy 1.24.1-3.el7sat, pulp-server 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, pulp-selinux 2.21.0.4-1.el7sat, satellite-common 6.7.4-1.el7sat, +15 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Red Hat Satellite

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

Sources

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