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RedHat: RHSA-2022-1618-01 Important: Convert2RHEL Password Exposure

A security update for convert2rhel is now available for unsupported conversions of CentOS Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: convert2rhel security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:1618-01 Product: Convert2RHEL Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:1618 Issue date: 2022-04-27 CVE Names: CVE-2022-0852 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: A security update for convert2rhel is now available for unsupported conversions of CentOS Linux 6 and Oracle Linux 6 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-6 - noarch 3. Description: 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. 4. Solution: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 2060129 - CVE-2022-0852 convert2rhel: Red Hat account password passed via command line by code 6. Package List: Convert2RHEL for RHEL-6: Source: convert2rhel-0.25-4.el6.src.rpm noarch: convert2rhel-0.25-4.el6.noarch.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-0852 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/articles/2360841 https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/convert2rhel-support 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2022 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIVAwUBYmkYZNzjgjWX9erEAQhUCw/+JOfVj5t8dBwkbFFl13eYTKxaffs5S31O lIDX+qobhvZpAf10N+L4+C4kkbz3g3i2D5PKel8raQzbwlo4taiGHHEQ/EabOkjn pStKFIaXaS7ahJcLPOjE1jA0A3JDhFhBrh+UNmDfGeawDf1NtO9IugqrlbdGDPCh EAIQyB7aXgobDiBnULMrfIucQubX5lEv2Zk5Qa1wFsvrFmnc2cmh3lQ1KTzEm1TB 0rUYdsOdgePxrLikS/qccXSUrBVbb2+0vt4rq6ZtXQjwRk/btfRAbvzGeIgMiOgx ii2sJPZ/Wfm6Uw+TXfWLxByCAD17SQij3lU1JVAN13AdaOUvaihbgzkjbOBX8KrI RsehNv23Nde6ixRCVC3smCnCQMkfwF4Va8PCx83PUz5ggJXNV7gElOMGH8P8BKCI GWLdQYZi1HrLvzPpuRyL5HbrIy5eEbeV9IhW3oAKcp/+rtkkjvA3GARrYJIYPZY5 iNYihDMXJLuQIizidt78q+QplZcfA5hBF+zbKV0zhE40svvG69fRZUJ6l0kczHBu /gQsEKWtDo+/pS74uDKn5LV9VZ/CVI4pWAul2/mNldA8emen6sTk55QlW6/12KyL rsmdOBJlyJFamwEDz/2buhBGNGhss5tzVC0cQ9pKPMfHC7mGeuXATark6MvEnRCS ruplhcS704c=kqai -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce . Crucial software patch for convert2rhel mitigates credential vulnerabilities amid outdated migration processes.. convert2rhel security, Red Hat advisory, command line security, operating system conversion. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 27, 2022 •Important Red Hat