CVE-2015-8559

EUVD-2015-8438
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
NISTPrimary
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
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 59%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
chefchef
𝑥
< 15.4.45
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
chef
artful
ignored
bionic
needed
cosmic
ignored
disco
ignored
eoan
ignored
focal
not-affected
groovy
dne
hirsute
dne
impish
dne
jammy
dne
kinetic
dne
lunar
dne
mantic
dne
noble
dne
precise
dne
trusty
needed
vivid
ignored
wily
ignored
xenial
needed
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
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