Bug 2387265 (CVE-2025-8766) - CVE-2025-8766 noobaa-core: Excessive permissions of /etc could lead to escalation of privilege in the noobaa-core container
Summary: CVE-2025-8766 noobaa-core: Excessive permissions of /etc could lead to escala...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-8766
Deadline: 2026-03-13
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-08-08 16:12 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-03-13 02:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-08-08 16:12:35 UTC 
noobaa-core sets the entire /etc dir to 664. Allowing a user in the container to modify system files, including /etc/passwd. This could lead to an exscalation of privilege within the container or impact the integrity of processes within the container.

https://github.com/noobaa/noobaa-core/blame/23e67498e7f72f220c9aec8c1c671bff07d38d13/src/deploy/NVA_build/setup_platform.sh#L115
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