Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 29, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-2069
CVE-2013-2069
Description
Red Hat livecd-tools before 13.4.4, 17.x before 17.17, 18.x before 18.16, and 19.x before 19.3, when a rootpw directive is not set in a Kickstart file, sets the root user password to empty, which allows local users to gain privileges.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:livecd-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.4.4
- (no CPE)range: <13.4.4, <17.17, <18.16, <19.3
Patches
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References
6- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0849.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/23/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/60119nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/red-hat-and-other-third-party-public-amis-security-concern/nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84488nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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