CVE-2021-38554
medium
CVSS v3
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in HashiCorp Vault in github.com/hashicorp/vault
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.9.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | <1.6.6 | 1.6.6 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >=1.7.0,<1.7.4 | 1.7.4 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38554
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-19-vault-s-ui-cached-user-viewed-secrets-between-shared-browser-sessions/28166
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.6.6
- https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/releases/tag/v1.7.4
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.