CVE-2012-2314 | BDVDB-2026-50799 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-May/080188.html
- http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=anaconda.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=03ef13b625cc06873a924e0610340f8489fd92df
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/10
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=819031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53486
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/04/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/15/3
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.