Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4982
CVE-2016-4982
Description
authd sets weak permissions for /etc/ident.key, which allows local users to obtain the key by leveraging a race condition between the creation of the key, and the chmod to protect it.
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References
1- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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