CVE-2024-4840
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An flaw was found in the OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) director, a toolset for installing and managing a complete RHOSP environment. Plaintext passwords may be stored in log files, which can expose sensitive information to anyone with access to the logs.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedopenstack-tripleo-heat-templates-0:14.3.1-17.1.20240919130756.el9ost.noarch as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9978 - Fixedopenstack-tripleo-heat-templates-0:14.3.1-17.1.20240919130756.el9ost.src as a component of Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9978
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2024:9978Red Hat Security Advisory: RHOSP 17.1.4 (openstack-tripleo-heat-templates) security update2024-11-21csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for openstack-tripleo-heat-templates is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) 17.1 (Wallaby). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3517Red Hat OpenStack: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2024-11-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat OpenStack ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4840cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280249cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-4840/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4840cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9978enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4840enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2280249enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9978nvd
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