Insecure file permissions can result in confidential information leakage
Priority LOW 18CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In some cases, Kea log files or lease files may be world-readable. This issue affects Kea versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.1, 2.6.0 through 2.6.2, and 2.7.0 through 2.7.8.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00239 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
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
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2025:9178 Released 2025-06-17 · Red Hat rating Importantkea security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) kea-doc-2.6.3-1.el10_0, kea-hooks-2.6.3-1.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kea-2.6.3-1.el10_0, kea-libs-2.6.3-1.el10_0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) kea-keama-2.6.3-1.el10_0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9178 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9178 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:9178 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32803
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prj7-2jhj-62fj
References
Advisory 1
More ISC vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-27571 Certain DNSSEC aspects of the DNS protocol (in RFC 4033, 4034, 4035, 6840, and related… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-07476 A second vulnerability in BIND's GSSAPI security policy negotiation can be targeted by a buffer overflow attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-1999-00042 Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-27773 The Closest Encloser Proof aspect of the DNS protocol (in RFC 5155 when RFC 9276 guidance… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-27240 Cache poisoning attacks with unsolicited RRs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-32803 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-32803 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-prj7-2jhj-62fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-32803 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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