rpm-ostree /etc/shadow default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in rpm-ostree. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation leads to default permission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-2905. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in rpm-ostree (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. Impacted is confidentiality.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-2905 since 03/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 292764 (MiracleLinux 9 : rpm-ostree-2024.3-3.el9_4 (AXSA:2024-8423:04)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (292764). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 292764
Nessus Name: MiracleLinux 9 : rpm-ostree-2024.3-3.el9_4 (AXSA:2024-8423:04)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2024 🔍
04/09/2024 +13 days 🔍
04/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/20/2026 +651 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-2905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259847

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 14:16
Updated: 01/20/2026 23:17
Changes: 04/09/2024 14:16 (49), 05/10/2024 20:36 (2), 05/10/2024 20:43 (12), 06/12/2024 13:39 (1), 01/20/2026 23:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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