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.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-04-25T17:44:15.985Z

Last Modified :

2025-11-06T22:36:51.733Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-2905 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Openshift
  • Rhel Eus
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-2905.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GXY3JLZC645RGFTFWSXPCYM2VWUGIDY5/ cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ULCEMTHAQ3GRGL4G2ZQDX43A67P6UXQH/ cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2905 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2905 cve-icon
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