Description
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0193
EPSS Percentile
77.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
chef/chef
< 15.4.45
Published
Sep 21, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026