Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3111
CVE-2016-3111
Description
pulp.spec in the installation process for Pulp 2.8.3 generates the RSA key pairs used to validate messages between the pulp server and pulp consumers in a directory that is world-readable before later modifying the permissions, which might allow local users to read the generated RSA keys via reading the key files while the installation process is running.
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References
9- pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.specnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/rpms/pulp.git/tree/pulp.specnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.specnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/pulp/pulp/blob/master/pulp.specnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- pulp.plan.io/issues/1837nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/20/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cginvdIssue Tracking
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016:1501nvd
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