CVE-2019-10139

Description

During HE deployment via cockpit-ovirt, cockpit-ovirt generates an ansible variable file `/var/lib/ovirt-hosted-engine-setup/cockpit/ansibleVarFileXXXXXX.var` which contains the admin and the appliance passwords as plain-text. At the of the deployment procedure, these files are deleted.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: ovirt cockpit-ovirt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-10139 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108396 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2433 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2437 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10139?
CVE-2019-10139 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-10139?
To fix CVE-2019-10139, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-10139 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-10139 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-10139?
CVE-2019-10139 affects ovirt cockpit-ovirt.
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