CVE-2011-3590 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in the Red Hat mkdumprd script for kexec-tools, affecting versions 1.x before 1.102pre-154 and 2.x before 2.0.0-209 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The script inadvertently includes root's SSH private keys within vmcore files, allowing attackers with access to these files to obtain sensitive information. With a CVSS score of 5.7 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N), this vulnerability has an adjacent attack vector, medium complexity, and a complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.102pre-126CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kexec-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.0.0-188CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:kexec-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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