CVE-2014-0189
It was discovered that the /etc/sysconfig/virt-who configuration file, which may contain hypervisor authentication credentials, was world-readable. A local user could use this flaw to obtain authentication credentials from this file.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (virt-who) | RHSA-2015:0430 | 2015-03-05 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 (virt-who) | RHBA-2014:1206 | 2014-09-16 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (virt-who) | RHBA-2014:1513 | 2014-10-13 |