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CVE-2024-2905

Date: April 25, 2024

A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled. This issue arises from the default permissions being set at a higher level than recommended, potentially exposing sensitive authentication data to unauthorized access.

Language: RUST

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2905
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872
https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-2905

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CWE-732

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

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