Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen
WID-SEC-2024-1038 · first 20.10.2017 · updated 08.06.2026 · CVSS 7,5
What it is about
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server ist eine Linux-Distribution der Firma Red Hat. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network, but only with valid access (login required), for example with stolen credentials or as an insider.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- Informationen offenzulegen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- SUSE Linux
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
- Open Source Ansible <2.3.3
- Open Source Ansible <2.4.1
- SUSE openSUSE
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- Open Source Ansible 2.3.3
- Open Source Ansible 2.4.1
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2017:2966 vom 2017-10-19 access.redhat.com
- National Vulnerability Database #CVE-2017-7550 vom 2017-11-21 nvd.nist.gov
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2018:0605-1 vom 2018-03-05 www.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1 vom 2020-11-12 lists.suse.com
- SUSE Security Update SUSE-SU-2024:1509-1 vom 2024-05-06 lists.suse.com
- openSUSE Security Update OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1 vom 2026-06-07 lists.opensuse.org
CVE: CVE-2017-7550
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.