World-readable permissions on vmcore files in Red Hat mkdumprd script

CVE-2011-3589 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:A/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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, uses world-readable permissions for vmcore files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content, as demonstrated by a search for a root SSH key.

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