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CVE-2011-3589· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

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

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, uses world-readable permissions for vmcore files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by inspecting the file content, as demonstrated by a search for a root SSH key.

MediumCVSS 5.7 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 15, 2014
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 44th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.7 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
redhatkexec-tools

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • redhat kexec-toolsup to 1.102pre-126 inclusive
  • redhat kexec-toolsup to 2.0.0-188 inclusive

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientkexec-toolsbefore 0:1.102pre-154.el50:1.102pre-154.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::clientkexec-tools-debuginfobefore 0:1.102pre-154.el50:1.102pre-154.el5
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkexec-toolsbefore 0:2.0.0-209.el60:2.0.0-209.el6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientkexec-tools-debuginfobefore 0:2.0.0-209.el60:2.0.0-209.el6

Same product

redhat: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2011-3590The 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
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2011-3588The 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 befo
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2015-0267The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux,
    14Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
red hat:kexec-tools0:2.0.0-209.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:kexec-tools-debuginfo0:2.0.0-209.el6 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::clientPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-310 · Cryptographic Issues

    CVSS vector

    AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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