CVE-2024-2905 (GCVE-0-2024-2905)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-04-25 17:44
Modified
2025-11-06 22:36
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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.
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