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CVE-2015-1776

Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the …

Impact

Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheHadoop
Versions 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.2, 2.6.3, 2.6.4

Weakness classification

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