CVE-2016-9595

HIGH

Katello < 3.4.0 - Insecure Temporary File Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in katello-debug before 3.4.0 where certain scripts and log files used insecure temporary files. A local user could exploit this flaw to conduct a symbolic-link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0336
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-9595

Scores

CVSS v3 7.3
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-377 CWE-59
Status published
Products (3)
redhat/satellite 6.3
redhat/satellite_capsule 6.3
theforeman/katello < 3.4.0
Published Jul 27, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026