# CVE-2022-0852: Information disclosure in convert2rhel

> Local attackers can view Red Hat account passwords in process lists, potentially compromising system integrity and confidentiality.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fjvj-w876-8mc2, RHSA-2022:1599, RHSA-2022:1617, RHSA-2022:1618

## What is CVE-2022-0852?

CVE-2022-0852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 29 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

There is a flaw in convert2rhel. convert2rhel passes the Red Hat account password to subscription-manager via the command line, which could allow unauthorized users locally on the machine to view the password via the process command line via e.g. htop or ps. The specific impact varies upon the privileges of the Red Hat account in question, but it could affect the integrity, availability, and/or data confidentiality of other systems that are administered by that account. This occurs regardless of how the password is supplied to convert2rhel.

Weakness: CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), CWE-359 (Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0852?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `convert2rhel` | Red Hat:convert2rhel::el6 | All versions | 0:0.25-4.el6 |
| `convert2rhel` | Red Hat:convert2rhel::el7 | All versions | 0:0.25-4.el7 |
| `convert2rhel` | Red Hat:convert2rhel::el8 | All versions | 0:0.25-4.el8 |

Products: Convert2rhel Project Convert2rhel, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0852?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-0852 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0852 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux

- [CVE-2022-0851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0851/): Information disclosure in convert2rhel (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2022-1662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1662/): Information disclosure in convert2rhel (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0852 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 29 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0852 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-2022-0852/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0852/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0852
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0852
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0852

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0852/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.