CVE-2011-3590

Publication date 15 February 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, includes all of root's SSH private keys within a vmcore file, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
kexec-tools	11.10 oneiric	Not affected
	11.04 natty	Not affected
	10.10 maverick	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not affected

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Notes

mdeslaur

mkdumprd is RedHat-specific, marking as not-affected

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3590