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TI-2019-02901 Aliases CVE-2019-3891GHSA-457f-xp3m-rv66

Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat candlepin

Priority LOW 35CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

It was discovered that a world-readable log file belonging to Candlepin component of Red Hat Satellite 6.4 leaked the credentials of the Candlepin database. A malicious user with local access to a Satellite host can use those credentials to modify the database and prevent Satellite from fetching package updates, thus preventing all Satellite hosts from accessing those updates.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00679 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Red Hatcandlepinaffects Satellite 6.4—No fix listedCNA
  • candlepin VendorRed Hat Affected affects Satellite 6.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:satellite:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:1222 Released 2019-05-14 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Satellite 6.5 Release
    • Red Hat Satellite 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, candlepin-2.5.15-1.el7sat +47
    • Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5 SOAPpy-0.11.6-17.el7, ansiblerole-insights-client-1.6-1.el7sat, createrepo_c-0.7.4-1.el7sat +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Satellite 6.5Fixed RHSA-2019:1222
Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6.5Fixed RHSA-2019:1222

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3891
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-457f-xp3m-rv66

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-02888 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u113, 7u99, and 8u77; Java SE Embedded 8u77… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-02278 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u95, 7u80, and 8u45, and Java SE Embedded… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-35991 Starlette has missing Host header validation that poisons request.url.path, bypassing path-based security checks KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2015-04118 Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 6u101, 7u85, and 8u60 allows remote attackers… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-07743 It was found that cobbler 2.6.x exposed all functions from its CobblerXMLRPCInterface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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