Description
The SSH configuration in the 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, disables the StrictHostKeyChecking option, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof kdump servers, and obtain sensitive core information, by using an arbitrary SSH key.
Published: 2014-02-15
Score: 5.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3549 The SSH configuration in the 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, disables the StrictHostKeyChecking option, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof kdump servers, and obtain sensitive core information, by using an arbitrary SSH key.
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Redhat Enterprise Linux Kexec-tools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:37:48.390Z

Reserved: 2011-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3588

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-02-15T14:57:07.067

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3588

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-10-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-3588 - Bugzilla

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