The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755…
Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The bootloader configuration module (pyanaconda/bootloader.py) in Anaconda uses 755 permissions for /etc/grub.d, which allows local users to obtain password hashes and conduct brute force password guessing attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00398 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:anaconda:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:anaconda:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2314
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8wj-89mc-p922
References
Advisory 1
Other 4
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
- [oss-security] 20120504 Re: CVE Request -- anaconda: Weak permissions by writing password configuration file in bootloader configuration module
- [oss-security] 20240116 CVE-2023-4001: a password bypass vulnerability in the downstream GRUB boot manager
Sources
- CVE-2012-2314 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2314 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8wj-89mc-p922 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2314 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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