Incorrect Authorization Affecting ipa-python-compat package, versions <0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 Dec 2016
Introduced: 14 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9575 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 ipa-python-compat to version 0:4.4.0-14.el7_3.1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0001.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ipa-python-compat package and not the ipa-python-compat package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
Ipa versions 4.2.x, 4.3.x before 4.3.3 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 did not properly check the user's permissions while modifying certificate profiles in IdM's certprofile-mod command. An authenticated, unprivileged attacker could use this flaw to modify profiles to issue certificates with arbitrary naming or key usage information and subsequently use such certificates for other attacks.