CVE-2016-4982
MEDIUMauthd - Local Key Exposure via Race Condition in /etc/ident.key
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346051
Scores
CVSS v3
4.7
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
7.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
teether/authd
Published
Jul 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026