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.
Published: 2017-07-14
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5950 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00068}

epss

{'score': 0.00047}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.889Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4982

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-07-17T13:18:06.093

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-4982

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-06-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4982 - Bugzilla

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