CVE-2014-0189: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

virt-who uses world-readable permissions for /etc/sysconfig/virt-who, which allows local users to obtain password for hypervisors by reading the file.

Affected products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server: version 7.0 only
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation: version 7.0 only
• Virt-Who Project Virt-Who: affected versions not specified

Published 2014-05-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.