Bug 2271585 (CVE-2024-2905) - CVE-2024-2905 rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file
Summary: CVE-2024-2905 rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2024-2905
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2274140
Blocks: 2271586
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Reported: 2024-03-26 12:15 UTC by TEJ RATHI
Modified: 2024-04-10 12:53 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: rpm-ostree-2024.4
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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.
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Description TEJ RATHI 2024-03-26 12:15:57 UTC 
A vulnerability has been identified in rpm-ostree, where /etc/shadow file in a default build has the world-readable bit enabled. It is due to higher permissions enabled by default than recommended. 

https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-30732
Comment 3 Sandipan Roy 2024-04-09 11:05:57 UTC 
Created rpm-ostree tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2274140]
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2024-04-10 04:05:11 UTC 
FEDORA-2024-4afd3d38ae (rpm-ostree-2024.4-6.fc39) has been pushed to the Fedora 39 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.
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