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TI-2017-05134 Aliases CVE-2017-7488GHSA-3f5g-f3vm-8xqf

Information disclosure in authconfig

Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Authconfig version 6.2.8 is vulnerable to an Information exposure while using SSSD to authenticate against remote server resulting in the leak of information about existing usernames.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01445 73rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
authconfigauthconfig6.2.8—No fix listedCNA
  • authconfig Vendorauthconfig Affected 6.2.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:authconfig_project:authconfig:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2.8VulnerableAuthconfig Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:authconfig_project:authconfig:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.8 Vulnerable ·Authconfig Project

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2017:2285 Released 2017-08-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    authconfig security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) authconfig-6.2.8-30.el7, authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-30.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) authconfig-6.2.8-30.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-30.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) authconfig-6.2.8-30.el7, authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-30.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) authconfig-6.2.8-30.el7, authconfig-gtk-6.2.8-30.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2285
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2285
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2285
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2285
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2017:2285
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-7488
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3f5g-f3vm-8xqf

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Sources

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