What it is about

Red Hat Satellite dient als zentrale Stelle für das Management, die Verteilung von Updates in Netzwerken mit Red Hat Enterprise Linux Systemen. Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Satellite ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

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

• einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Satellite <6.16.2

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

What helps?

Update to at least:

• Red Hat Satellite 6.16.2

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.