CVE-2010-4176

dracut and udev - Incorrect Default Permissions for /dev/systty

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

plymouth-pretrigger.sh in dracut and udev, when running on Fedora 13 and 14, sets weak permissions for the /dev/systty device file, which allows remote authenticated users to read terminal data from tty0 for local users.

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45046
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/051755.html
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42342
Not Applicable third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/42451
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/051418.html
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3110
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654489
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3062
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=654935

Scores

EPSS 0.0232
EPSS Percentile 81.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-276
Status published
Products (2)
dracut_project/dracut
udev_project/udev
Published Dec 07, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026