# CVE-2014-3585: Supply chain in redhat-upgrade-tool

> The Red Hat upgrade tool fails to verify GPG signatures, allowing attackers to install malicious packages during system upgrades.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgr7-mv6h-5gwq, RHBA-2014:1396, RHBA-2015:2395

## What is CVE-2014-3585?

CVE-2014-3585 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 22 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

redhat-upgrade-tool: Does not check GPG signatures when upgrading versions

Weakness: CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3585?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `redhat-upgrade-tool` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 2:0.9.3-1.el7 |
| `redhat-upgrade-tool` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode | All versions | 2:0.9.3-1.el7 |
| `redhat-upgrade-tool` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 2:0.9.3-1.el7 |
| `redhat-upgrade-tool` | Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 2:0.9.3-1.el7 |
| `redhat-upgrade-tool` | Red Hat:rhel_extras_other:6 | All versions | 1:0.7.32-1.el6 |

Products: Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Redhat-Upgrade-Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3585?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-3585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3585 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3585 is a critical vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 22 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3585/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3585/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3585
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3585
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3585

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