# CVE-2017-2663: It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and c

- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Red Hat subscription-manager: 1.19.4

## Description

It was found that subscription-manager's DBus interface before 1.19.4 let unprivileged user access the com.redhat.RHSM1.Facts.GetFacts and com.redhat.RHSM1.Config.Set methods. An unprivileged local attacker could use these methods to gain access to private information, or launch a privilege escalation attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Red Hat subscription-manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97015
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/2aa48ef65
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2663

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