Description
A security vulnerability has been discovered within rpm-ostree, pertaining to the /etc/shadow file in default builds having the world-readable bit enabled. This issue arises from the default permissions being set at a higher level than recommended, potentially exposing sensitive authentication data to unauthorized access.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
rpm-ostree
Default version status: unaffected
1.2024.4affected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:2025.5-1.el10 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:2024.3-3.el9_4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:2023.3-2.el9_2 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Default version status: unaffected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585 ↗
- https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6 ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GXY3JLZC645RGFTFWSXPCYM2VWUGIDY5/ ↗
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULCEMTHAQ3GRGL4G2ZQDX43A67P6UXQH/ ↗