Vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6.15 For Rhel 8
CVE-2024-4871
A vulnerability was found in Satellite. When running a remote execution job on a host, the host's SSH key is not being checked. When the key changes, the Satellite still connects it because it uses "-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no". This flaw can lead to a man-in-the-middle attack (MITM), denial of service, leaking of secrets the remote execution job contains, or other issues that may arise from the attacker's ability to forge an SSH key. This issue does not directly allow unauthorized remote execution on the Satellite, although it can leak secrets that may lead to it.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Satellite 6.15 For Rhel 8 — versions 0:4.3.14-1.el8sat, 0:3.9.1.8-1.el8sat, 1:3.9.3.2-1.el8sat
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2024:4589 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4871 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4871?
- CVE-2024-4871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Satellite 6.15 For Rhel 8, classified under Key Exchange without Entity Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4871?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-4871 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.