Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 24, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-4142
CVE-2021-4142
Description
The Candlepin component of Red Hat Satellite was affected by an improper authentication flaw. Few factors could allow an attacker to use the SCA (simple content access) certificate for authentication with Candlepin.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:candlepinproject:candlepin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:candlepinproject:candlepin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=3.1.0,<=3.1.28-2
- (no CPE)
- Red Hat/Candlepindescription
Patches
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References
5- github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3197nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3199nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4142nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- github.com/candlepin/candlepin/pull/3198nvdThird Party Advisory
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