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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-4455: Moderate: subscription-manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:0698)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-4455: Moderate: subscription-manager security, bug fix, and enhancement update (CESA-2017:0698)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
04/14/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

The Subscription Manager package (aka subscription-manager) before 1.17.7-1 for Candlepin uses weak permissions (755) for subscription-manager cache directories, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading files in the directories.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-python-rhsm
  • centos-upgrade-python-rhsm-certificates
  • centos-upgrade-python-rhsm-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-firstboot
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-gui
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-migration
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-migration-data
  • centos-upgrade-subscription-manager-plugin-container

References

  • 93926
  • CVE-2016-4455
  • RHSA-2016:2592
  • RHSA-2017:0698

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