CVE-2024-2905 (GCVE-0-2024-2905)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-25 17:44 – Updated: 2026-11-07 13:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file
Summary
A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled. This issue arises from the default permissions being set at a higher level than recommended, potentially exposing sensitive authentication data to unauthorized access.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-25 19:10 UTC
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Assigner
redhat
CNA
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/adv… | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
1.2024.4
|
|||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
Unaffected:
0:2025.5-1.el10 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Unaffected:
0:2024.3-3.el9_4 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support |
Unaffected:
0:2023.3-2.el9_2 , < *
(rpm)
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
|
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
|
Date Public
2024-04-09 11:00
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