CVE-2024-2905

Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file

Severity Score

6.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se ha descubierto una vulnerabilidad de seguridad en rpm-ostree, relacionada con el archivo /etc/shadow en compilaciones predeterminadas que tienen habilitado el bit de lectura mundial. Este problema surge porque los permisos predeterminados se establecen en un nivel superior al recomendado, lo que potencialmente expone los datos de autenticación confidenciales a un acceso no autorizado.

An update for rpm-ostree is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-03-26 CVE Reserved
2024-04-25 CVE Published
2025-03-12 CVE Updated
2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401	2024-06-12
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823	2024-06-12
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905	2024-06-11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585	2024-06-11

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Openshift Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Openshift"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus"				*		-		Affected
Alma Search vendor "Alma"		Linux Search vendor "Alma" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				*		-		Affected
Oracle Search vendor "Oracle"		Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				*		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Rhel Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Rhel Eus"				*		-		Affected