Description
It was discovered that EAP packages in certain versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux use incorrect permissions for /etc/sysconfig/jbossas configuration files. The file is writable to jboss group (root:jboss, 664). On systems using classic /etc/init.d init scripts (i.e. on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and earlier), the file is sourced by the jboss init script and its content executed with root privileges when jboss service is started, stopped, or restarted.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0828.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0827.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1609
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8657
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0826.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0829.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96896
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
34.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (3)
redhat/jboss_enterprise_application_platform
6.0.0
redhat/jboss_enterprise_application_platform
6.4.0
redhat/jboss_enterprise_application_platform
5.0.0
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026