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CVE-2016-4982

authd insecure /etc/ident.key file creation

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · June 13, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 2.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-732 · Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource