CVE-2024-2905
Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file
02 Description
Rpm-ostree: world-readable /etc/shadow file
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-04-25 17:44Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-11-06 22:36Z11 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-03-26
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1ca362f1a8bb96a66979d8ea5d5ba8d657b53303fdcd9286bda7670cec7eb940
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2025:4872https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2025:4872
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:3401https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3401
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:3823https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3823
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-2905
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2271585https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2271585
- github.comhttps://github.com/coreos/rpm-ostree/security/advisories/GHSA-2m76-cwhg-7wv6
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GXY3JLZC645RGFTFWSXPCYM2VWUGIDY5/
- lists.fedoraproject.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULCEMTHAQ3GRGL4G2ZQDX43A67P6UXQH/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 9
- rpm-ostree Fixed in 2024.3-3.el9_4
- rpm-ostree-libs Fixed in 2024.3-3.el9_4
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- rpm-ostree Fixed in 2024.3-3.el9_4
- rpm-ostree-libs Fixed in 2024.3-3.el9_4
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.