medium6.2
CVE-2024-2905
A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled.
Impact
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.
Affected packages
This record carries no package version data, so it cannot be matched against a dependency list automatically. Read the advisory and compare your version by hand.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585
- https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585
- https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GXY3JLZC645RGFTFWSXPCYM2VWUGIDY5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULCEMTHAQ3GRGL4G2ZQDX43A67P6UXQH/