Vulnerability · Published Aug 24, 2022 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-4142
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in candlepin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Candlepin component of Red Hat Satellite was affected by an improper authentication flaw. Few factors could allow an attacker to use the SCA (simple content access) certificate for authentication with Candlepin.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux:8 | libdb | 0:5.3.28-42.el8_4 | RLSA-2022:5498 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-639
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2034346 x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4142 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3199 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3197 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3198 x_refsource_MISC