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redhatRedHatRHSA-2022:1618
HistoryApr 27, 2022 - 7:20 a.m.

(RHSA-2022:1618) Important: convert2rhel security update

2022-04-2707:20:57
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convert2rhel
security update
red hat account
password vulnerability
enhancement
untested conversion
cve-2022-0852

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.9%

The convert2rhel package provides the Convert2RHEL utility, which performs operating system conversion. During the conversion process, Convert2RHEL replaces all RPM packages from the original Linux distribution with their Red Hat Enterprise Linux version.

Security fix:

  • convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code
    (CVE-2022-0852)

Enhancement:

  • Enable the conversion of untested 8.6 to 8.10 on release day

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
RedHat6noarchconvert2rhel< 0.25-4.el6convert2rhel-0.25-4.el6.noarch.rpm

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.9%