kexec-tools: Multiple security flaws by management of kdump core files and ramdisk images

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, uses world-readable permissions for vmcore files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file...

RHEL 6 : kexec-tools (RHSA-2011:1532)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1532 advisory. Kexec allows for booting a Linux kernel from the context of an already running kernel. Kdump used the SSH Secure Shell...

kexec-tools: Multiple security flaws by management of kdump core files and ramdisk images

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, includes all of root's SSH private keys within a vmcore file, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive...