Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting authd package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-AUTHD-1351828
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed13 Jun 2016
Introduced: 13 Jun 2016
CVE-2016-4982 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 authd.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream authd package and not the authd package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
authd sets weak permissions for /etc/ident.key, which allows local users to obtain the key by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the key, and the chmod to protect it.