Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 30, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-5001
CVE-2016-5001
Description
This is an information disclosure vulnerability in Apache Hadoop before 2.6.4 and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 in the short-circuit reads feature of HDFS. A local user on an HDFS DataNode may be able to craft a block token that grants unauthorized read access to random files by guessing certain fields in the token.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonMaven | < 2.6.4 | 2.6.4 |
org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-commonMaven | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.2 | 2.7.2 |
Affected products
4- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Hadoopv5Range: 2.1.0 to 2.6.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/698nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94950nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-8r28-r8cp-g6cpghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5001ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66de86b9a608c1da70b2d27d765c11ec88edf6e5dd6f379ab33e072a%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Envd
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