| Name | CVE-2011-3588 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| kexec-tools (PTS) | bullseye | 1:2.0.20-2.1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 1:2.0.25-3+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:2.0.29-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kexec-tools | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- kexec-tools <not-affected> (The flaw exists in kdump.init and mkdumprd scrits, shipped only with Red Hat and Fedora)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716439