CVE-2024-2905 — Incorrect Permission Assignment in Azl3 Rpm-ostree 2024.4-3 ON Azure Linux 3.0

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment3 documents3 sources
Severity
6.2MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Msrc Azl3 Rpm-ostree 2024.4-3 ON Azure Linux 3.0
Timeline
Latest updateApr 9
PublishedApr 25

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.5 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Microsoft
Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file↗2024-04-09
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Red Hat
rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file↗2024-04-09
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CVE-2024-2905 — Incorrect Permission Assignment | cvebase