CVE-2011-3589

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-3589
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-15 14:57:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.7 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.001270000 probability, percentile 0.314930000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Redhat Kexec-tools All All All All
Application Redhat Kexec-tools All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug 716439 – CVE-2011-3588 CVE-2011-3589 CVE-2011-3590 kexec-tools: Multiple security flaws by management of kdump core files and ramdisk images af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
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