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TI-2024-02713 Aliases CVE-2024-2905

Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file

Priority LOW 28CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00328 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—rpm-ostree1.2024.4—No fix listedCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10—2025.5-1.el10Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9—2024.3-3.el9_4Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support—2023.3-2.el9_2Patch availableCNA
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8——Not affectedCNA
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4——Not affectedCNA
  • rpm-ostree Vendor— Affected 1.2024.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2025.5-1.el10 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2024.3-3.el9_4 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2023.3-2.el9_2 Patch available CNA
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — Not affected CNA

CPE names CNA · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.010.0—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream9—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream9.2—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:88—Red Hat
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:44—Red Hat
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0 Versions 10.0 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream Versions 9 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.2::appstream Versions 9.2 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 Versions 8 — ·Red Hat
  • cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 Versions 4 — ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:3823 Released 2024-06-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rpm-ostree security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rpm-ostree-2024.3-3.el9_4, rpm-ostree-libs-2024.3-3.el9_4
  • RHSA-2024:3401 Released 2024-05-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rpm-ostree security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2) rpm-ostree-2023.3-2.el9_2, rpm-ostree-libs-2023.3-2.el9_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)Fixed—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2024:3823
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2024:3401
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2905

References

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2019-03949 Out-of-bounds write in ESXi and Horizon DaaS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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