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Red Hat Enterprise Linux pki-core: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2024-3648 · first 16.03.2021 · updated 09.04.2026 · CVSS 8,1

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What it is about

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ist eine populäre Linux-Distribution. Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentifizierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen.

Under what conditions?

Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Open Source CentOS
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux <7.6 Extended Update Support

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update Support

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

CVE: CVE-2019-10146, CVE-2019-10179, CVE-2019-10221, CVE-2020-1721, CVE-2020-25715, CVE-2021-20179

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.

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