CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-6157

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Apr 22, 2019 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In various firmware versions of Lenovo System x, the integrated management module II (IMM2)s first failure data capture (FFDC) includes the web servers private key in the generated log file for support.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Flex_system_x240_m4_firmware Lenovo * 5.30 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

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