CVE-2015-8559

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
mitreCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 59%
VendorProductVersion
chefchef
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< 15.4.45
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= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
chef
noble
dne
mantic
dne
lunar
dne
kinetic
dne
jammy
dne
impish
dne
hirsute
dne
groovy
dne
focal
not-affected
eoan
ignored
disco
ignored
cosmic
ignored
bionic
needed
artful
ignored
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
needed
wily
ignored
vivid
ignored
trusty
needed
precise
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14
https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14
https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885