CVE-2016-4455
low
CVSS v3
3.3
CVSS v2
2.1
VIR risk
3.3
Description
The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
34%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | subscription-manager | {"endIncluding":"1.17.6-1"} | |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2592.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0698.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93926
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038083
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1340525
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/blob/subscription-manager-1.17.7-1/subscription-manager.spec
- https://github.com/candlepin/subscription-manager/commit/9dec31
CWEs
CWE-264
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.