Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 ships the rpm for the Advanced Intrusion Detection…
Priority LOW 10CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 ships the rpm for the Advanced Intrusion Detection Environment (AIDE) before 0.13.1 with a database that lacks checksum information, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass file integrity checks and modify certain files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2007:0539 Released 2007-09-04 · Red Hat rating Moderateaide security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) aide-0.13.1-2.0.4.el5, aide-0.13.1-2.0.4.el5.i386, aide-0.13.1-2.0.4.el5.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) aide-0.13.1-2.0.4.el5, aide-0.13.1-2.0.4.el5.i386
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0539 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0539 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gg32-f5c6-mgh7
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Sources
- CVE-2007-3849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gg32-f5c6-mgh7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-3849 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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