CVE-2015-1426
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadata by reading a fact for an Amazon EC2 node.
Find out more about CVE-2015-1426 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of facter as shipped with various Red Hat products as they do not use puppet and facter to control Amazon EC2 instances directly.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 1.7 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager 1 | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5.0 (Icehouse) | facter | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 | facter | Not affected |
External References
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